7th June 2025

Talk – Keeping it simple: making moving toys and automata

Price: £Ticket prices: £7, members of Museum or Preservation Trust, non members £9 Tickets available in advance from Ex Libris (cash only) and on the door (cash or card). A hot drink, before the talk commences, is included in the ticket price.

A talk by Bob Race, renowned toymaker and longtime Bradford resident.
Bob Race’s work has ranged from dolls’ houses and moving toys to automata and kinetic sculpture. “I try to make things which move in simple but interesting ways: traditional moving toys have influenced me strongly. I incorporate natural materials, including driftwood, which I like because its previous uses often still haunt it, and its time at sea builds its character”.

Bradford – on – Avon Museum in partnership with the Preservation Trust


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  • Venue: United Church
    10 St Margaret's Street, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1DD
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