Who to contact regarding automatons?

[cheryla]

I’ve been asked to help identify four automatons and have no clue. Anyone have a lead on someone? I don’t know where to even start.

[emerson]

on the net---type in jere ryder automata.

[rodpickett]

You might also want to start with the The Murtogh D. Guinness Collection of Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata.

Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ

https://morrismuseum.org/mechanical-mus ... -automata/

Contact Us:
Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
PHONE: (973) 971-3700
EMAIL: [email protected]

For possible information on where to begin with your queries.

[emerson]

I am not 100 percent sure---but I think the Ryder brothers might take care of The Morristown Museum, since they are in Summit N.J. and good chance did the work on things there???

[fmblizz]

Would not hurt to contact Raphael from this forum.... Very knowledgeable and has dealt with automaton on more then one occasion.

Blizz

[marcapra]

I once saw a fascinating exhibit of automatons dating back to the 18th century or older at the Getty museum in L.A.