The three horsepower man.

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By Hampton Wayt (photo from his collection):
This photograph is of the automaton steam man invented by Zadoc P. Dederick in the state of New Jersey, USA - an invention which debuted in January of 1868. This crazy invention, like our beloved automobiles, was an attempt to replace the horse (as can be seen by the fact that he is attached to a carriage; click photo).
There is a new "science fiction" book by Joseph Rainone entitled "Art and History of American Popular Fiction" (Almond Press) that covers a great deal of research about the Dederick steam man. According to this book, he was 7 feet, 9 inches tall (236 cm tall), weighed 500 pounds (227 kg) and was rated at 3 horse-power. Every step advanced the robot two feet, and every ....

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