Peter Markey (1930–2016) was an artist, craftsman and teacher who was especially known for his
automata
An automaton (; : automata or automatons) is a relatively self-operating machine, or control mechanism designed to automatically follow a sequence of operations, or respond to predetermined instructions. Some automata, such as bellstrikers i ...
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Ron Fuller (artist)
Ron Fuller (21 August 1936 – 2 July 2017) was a British artist and toy designer. He went to art schools in Plymouth and Falmouth before studying Art and Theatre Design at the Royal College of Art. After a career in teaching he began making wo ...
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Sam Smith (toy-maker)
Sam Smith (Alan Verner Smith, 1908–1983) was an artist, crafter and sculptor, known for his sculptures and toy-making for adults and children, carving wooden curios such as boats and seaside dioramas.
Early life and education
Smith was bor ...
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Tim Hunkin
Timothy Mark Trelawney Hunkin (born 27 December 1950 in London) is an English engineer, cartoonist, writer, and artist living in Suffolk, England. He is best known for creating the Channel Four television series ''The Secret Life of Machines'', i ...
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1930 births
2016 deaths
Alumni of Swansea Metropolitan University
Toy designers
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