Made by Igla (Trhové Sviny), Czechoslovakia, 1964.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Robot Emil
Unknown manufacturer, Czechoslovakia, ca 1960´s, painted wood and springs.
Robot Emil was the most popular robot in the Czech pop culture in the 1960´s. It originated as a TV miniseries. One episode, Robot Emil Fights the Dirt (1962), can be found on YouTube.
Robot Emil was the most popular robot in the Czech pop culture in the 1960´s. It originated as a TV miniseries. One episode, Robot Emil Fights the Dirt (1962), can be found on YouTube.
Six Days on Luna 1
Maybe the most beautiful book from Teodor Rotrekl´s peak period is Šest dnů na Luně 1 (Six Days on Luna 1, 1963) written by a journalist Ivo Štuka (1930 - 2007). This book for older children combines a real history and possible future of the space exploration with a caleidoscopic novel set in our solar system. Almost every page contains a color illustration by Rotrekl, some of them quite exciting. Here is a scan of the original artwork used for the cover of the book including a hand-drawn title.
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