It’s true I should have posted this earlier, but sometimes I’m frugal and save a little for a dry spell. Well, the dry spell hasn’t hit – but I shall post it anyway! Big Red Hair keeps a marvelous record of all the robotic and mechanical men (that should have been) from the nineteenth century. The above image, purposed to be from the dime novels of the time, shows the first Victorian mechanical man – the Steam Man. Following the link, you’ll find more about the successors to Steam Man; Electric Man, Mechanical Man, and the universally adored, Boilerplate robot. More information about these devices, as well as photographic ‘proof’, than one could possibly require. (I should mention that it was a kind informant called Zero who drew my attention to Boilerplate and friends once again.)