My entry for 2008 toys designed by artists show
at arkansas art center. it is still available: $2200

5-inch diameter steel plate with 3-inch tall black anodized aluminum legs. 30 brass gears 9/16 inch diameter that rotate on magnetic spindles. Move spindles to change patterns; turn crank to spin gears... reduces effeciency: $310 (see catalog)

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A weapon system: this is a model of a mobile unit - action is simulated using a treadmill. A full scale generator could be mounted on a vehicle or towed on a trailer; might be used in battle or a parade. The waves are not synchronized but they can be measured by the tuner in front. Measurement is in borg scale as noted. the back shows counterweights and a viewing port allows one to monitor the delicate kinemetics within.
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A one-of-a-kind interactive sculpture-toy made of steel, aluminum, brass, plastics, and doll eyes. Turn the crank to make it wink!
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Aluminum and brass. Crank the handle, watch the balls go.
Archimedes invented the screw in the third century BC to move water uphill. It has been a popular item ever since. Our desktop version of this industry workhorse is intended to reduce efficiency. Turn the handle and draw the ball bearings uphill where they drop into a path which returns them to the bottom starting the process over. This could go on forever. One becomes Sisyphus, who was condemned forever to roll a boulder uphill, always having it slip away and roll back to the bottom requiring him to start over. But this is the twenty first century and it is a ball bearing not a boulder and the task is made simpler [and maybe even soothing ] by using Archimedes' simple machine.

3" diameter steel, parchment shade, low voltage
see catalog for details on particular lamp

Press a button, ding a bell with typewriter action.

Aluminum and brass: 3"×3½"×2". Twenty brass gears that rotate when crank is turned; add and remove gears to make cool patterns.

Made Aug., 2005 as entry for the "Toys Designed by Artists" show at the Arkansas Art Center (Little Rock). Show runs Nov.10-Dec.31, 2005. Made from aluminum, brass, steel, dolls eyes; 15in by 3in by 4in; turn crank, which operates crank shaft operating rack and pinion reversing mechanism used to operate legs. Actions above the waist cause the arms to swing, mouth to open and close, and eyes to move back and forth.
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