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Uncle Sam Automaton at the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1893
Although I haven't uncovered any specific information regarding Thomas Edison's Uncle Sam automaton at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, I suspect that it wasn't too far removed from the inventor's unsuccessful talking doll, which appeared in 1890. For info on this, see Gaby Wood, Edison's Eve: A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life (Knopf, 2002); Edison’s First, Less Scary Talking Doll Recording, a posting on The History Blog; a page dealing with the Edison Talking Doll - 1890; and, finally, a short segment on Edison's Talking Doll (with a demo of the doll!) that aired on Discovery's Oddities show.
Uncle Sam
The wonderful Edison talking automaton at World's Fair, delivering 40,000 speeches during the Exhibition, about Highest Award, Gold Medal, Hub Gore.
Hub Gore Makers, Elastic for Shoes. Hub Gore A. Trade Mark.
Highest Gold Medal Awarded. Elastic for Shoes, Highest Award to Hub Gore Makers. Columbian Exposition.
Uncle Sam
The wonderful Edison talking automaton at World's Fair, delivering 40,000 speeches during the Exhibition, about Highest Award, Gold Medal, Hub Gore.
Hub Gore Makers, Elastic for Shoes. Hub Gore A. Trade Mark.
Highest Gold Medal Awarded. Elastic for Shoes, Highest Award to Hub Gore Makers. Columbian Exposition.
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It is very difficult to find an actual photo of this phonographic automaton in action on the Midway. The actual contents of the advertising speech were printed on a small card with a red heart.
The phonograph ran on a sulphuric-acid battery!
Allen
allenamet@aol.com
The Trade Card was printed AFTER the Fair was over, and were distributed with individual pairs of Hub Gore Shoes, starting on Mar. 1, 1894. There are several different varieties, single and double panels.
There is an article on this Automaton at Academia ("So Long at the Fair"), which was published in 2004, and an update by the same author (on the inventor etc) will appear in March 2023.
Allen
allenamet@aol.com
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