Store
You can purchase automata, card cut-outs, books & DVD's at our on-line store.
Favourites
You can purchase our full range of automata, card cut-outs, books & DVD’s at our on-line store. Here’s a selection of some of our favourites.
AutomataWe have a range of handmade automata, usually in very small quantities. Please allow 21 days when ordering as they are often made to order.
The Barecats – The big cat turns the handle and the small cat kicks its legs, but when the small cat points upwards the big cat has to look. Who is cranking whom?
18cm high and 15cm wide.
A 14 Ball Toy Co Design.
Designed by Paul Spooner and made by Matt Smith.
£350.
Card Cut-outsWe stock a number of inexpensive card cut-outs which you can cut out and glue together to make your very own working automata.
Chinese Dragon – A splendid cardboard cut-out with magnificent moving head. Suitable for ages 12 and upwards. Artist: Walter Ruffler £3.95
BooksAs well as our own Cabaret Mechanical Movement (more) we have a number of other automata related books.
Automata and Mechanical Toys – This exciting book by Rodney Peppe gives a historical background to the contemporary automata movement, celebrating the role that Cabaret Mechanical Theatre has played. £20.
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Maker Shed
Our book on making automata, Cabaret Mechanical Movement, is available from the Maker Shed if you’d like to buy it from the USA.
CafePress
You can purchase t-shirts and other merchandise featuring original Paul Spooner designs and our Barecat logo from our Cafe Press Store.



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