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Saturday, December 1, 2012


Electro the Smoking Robot at the 1939 New York World's Fair


(Is that Johnny Carson?)
Uploaded on Apr 16, 2008
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See Electro the Smoking Moto Man - from an exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair. This robot, created by Westinghouse, is an amazing technological feat for that era and makes for a fascinating clip.
This film clip is part of the film The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair

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