When exploring sites, check for “galleries” or “portfolios”. Also look for videos.
In most cases you can order items on-line
Many sites have links to other related sites
AUTOMATA LINKS
Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
www.cabaret.co.uk [automata, books, cut-outs, wooden kits, videos, blog, etc.]
Automata Links
www.kugelbahn.ch/3_link_automata.htm [just a big page of links]
MAD Museum (Mechanical Art & Design Museum) [all sorts of mechanical and kinetic work]
www.themadmuseum.co.uk [nice educational and historical section]
Flying Pig
www.flying-pig.co.uk [paper kits and cut-outs, books, visual illustration of mechanisms]
Timberkits
www.timberkits.com [wooden kits to assemble, or buy already assembled]
The House of Automata
https://the house of automata.com [classic automata]
Automata
www.automata.co.uk/
[a “help site” with an introduction to automata with good illustrations of mechanisms]
Automata and Mechanical Toys
www.mechanical-toys.com [an introduction to mechanics with two good books for sale]
DaVinci Automata
https://davinciautomata.wordpress.com [a mix of history, automata and "clockwork punk"]
Automatomania
www.automatomania.com [passionate restorers and dealers of antique automata]
Paperpino
www.paperpino.net [paper kits (some free)]
Francois Junod
http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/decorte/junod/junodpart1.htm [full-scale automata]
Richard Garriott's Collection [very large collection but not labeled]
https://richardgarriott.com/collections/automata
Many makers no longer maintain websites, preferring to use Facebook
BRITISH MAKERS
Tim Hunkin
www.novelty-automata.com
Matt Smith
www.fourteenballstoy.co.uk
Carlos Zapata
www.carloszapataautomata.co.uk
Philip Lowndes
www.lobot.co.uk
Wanda Sowry
www.wandasowry.com
Jan Zalud
www.janzalud.co.uk
Robert Race
www.robertrace.co.uk
AMERICAN MAKERS
Dug North
www.dugnorth.com
Tom Haney
www.tomhaney.com
Cecilia Schiller
https://ceciliaschiller.com
Chris Fitch
http://chrisfitchdesign.com
OTHER MAKERS
Pierre Mayer - France
pierremayermagic.unblog.fr
Karakuri Ningyo - Japan
www.karakuri.info
Malcolm Brook - Germany
www.undinge-und-dinge.com/uber-uns
Archer’s Arcadia - David Archer -Australia
www.archersarcadia.com
Al Conquergood - Canada
www.conquergoodcreative.com
Kazuaki Harada - Japan
http://nizo.jp
