An automaton, in ttheform of a man, has been invented by Mr M. L. Dedderik, an ingenious American machinist. The man, which is moved by steam, will stand upright, walk, run, &c., in any direction at almost any speed. Whilst the figure moves it will drag after it a load the weight of which would tax even the strength of three stout horses. The steam man stands seven feet nine inches high, the other dimensions of his body being in proper proportions, making him a second Daniel Lambert, by which name he is facetiously spoken of among the workmen. He weighs 533 lbs ; steam is generated in the body or trunk, which is nothing more than a three-horse power engine. The legs are complicated and wonderful. It is altogether, perhaps, the most curious automaton that has yet been seen. He is warranted by the manufacturer to run a year without repairs.
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Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 285, 30 June 1868, Page 3
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