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Item 001 - Clockwork Robot

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  • Fonds
  • JR Butler's Internet of Things - a collection of objects amassed over a lifetime whether bought, found or given and which no longer serve any purpose other than as a mnemonic.

  • Reference Code
  • JRB/OE 001

  • Title
  • Clockwork Robot

  • Creator
  • Unknown, Made in China

  • Date
  • Circa 2002

  • Unit of Description
  • Collectible

  • Level of Description
  • 50's style tin robot, enamel and sticker decals. Missing key to wind and box.

  • Provenance
  • Received as a Christmas present from Jon Tye and Janine Rook (Uncle and Auntie of my wife Saffron Tye) in 2002.

  • Associations
  • This robot has a naive charm, which envokes a child like feeling of what a robot should look like. Reminiscent of Forbidden Planet and Lost in Space 50's B-Movie style. I have had this on display in my music room since I recieved it, first of all with the box and key but following a house move the key was lost and about a year ago I threw away the box thinking it was superfluous. I now regret that. He seems incomplete and missing his 'home' ever since. He now sits on the small shelf I have built above the entrance to my loft alongside numerous other collectibles and quirky nik naks, which means I see him every morning when I leave my bedroom. My daughter likes to try and grab him every time I walk past carrying her.

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