Tag: Steam Punk

Years ago when I was searching the patents database the long, hard way (Google  patents has made it all sooo much easier and quicker), I came across this wonderful looking Mechanical Walker / Unicycle. I just love the concept and the fine illustrations. Steam punkers will enjoy this one as well. I don't believe it …

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Being an Australian myself, I got very excited when I found out about this Steam Man from Australia. Despite many hours in the State Library of Victoria, I have not been able to find any photos of him. However, as it was on show for major exhibitions, there was plenty of coverage in the local press. …

Read More “1880 – Steam Man “Frankenstein” – Hornburg (Australian)”

I have not been able to locate an image of Rowe's Steam Man, or should I say Steam Men as he made at least two of them.  There is a possibility that Rowe's second Steam Man was re-incarnated as Prof.  Moore's Steam Man in 1891. More on that in a later post. At one time I had articles included …

Read More “1874-1883 Steam Man – Capt. Rowe a.k.a. C. C. Roe (Canadian)”

Zadoc P. Dederick's Steam Man appears to be the first of the Steam Men.  The Steam Man from Newark was so inspirational it generated many more Walking Machines, steam or otherwise, and also fictional stories, now seen as some of the earliest Science or Speculative Fiction (SF) written.   US Patent number: 75874 Issue date: …

Read More “1867-8 – Steam Man – Dederick & Grass – (American)”