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Tertiary term

mechanical animal

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/14759 (opens semantic view)

Definition

A small device representing an animal, made of wood, metal or plastic, constructed to appear its operating on his own power, containing a mechanism that produce specific actions in sequential order, usually powered by an elastic band, a spring or a flywheel. Used by children for entertainment. Also used to teach young children motor skills.

Definition source(s)

• American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.

English

Term (International)

mechanical animal

Inverted term (International)

animal, mechanical

French

Term (International)

animal mécanique

Term gender (International)

masculine

Note(s)

• May also use "Animal, Toy"

Date created

2010-01-01

Date updated

2022-06-14

Parks Canada code(s)

• 09-00188

Bibliographic citation(s)

• Sowry, Wanda. n.d. Whippet Video. Video. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wandasowry/24621088294/.
• Wikipedia. n.d. “Automaton.” Wikipedia. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton.
• Wikipedia. n.d. “Cymbal-Banging Monkey Toy.” Wikipedia. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbal-banging_monkey_toy.
• Wikipédia. n.d. “Automate.” Wikipédia. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automate.

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