File:Televox and R. J. Wensley 1928.jpg

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Description Photo of R. J. Wensley and Televox, the first mechanical man who could perform useful duties. Wensley and his employer, Westinghouse, built the robot. Televox could turn on a fan, unveil a picture, power a vacuum cleaner, etc. The photo was taken just before Televox was introduced to the public in 1928.
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Author Acme Telepictures/NEA
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  • A copright renewal search was done in artwork for the years 1955 and 1956 There were no listings for Acme, for NEA or any organization whose name resembled NEA. There's no evidence that copyright continues to be claimed on this material, if it was ever originally registered for the photo.


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This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart and the copyright renewal logs. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (70 years p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.

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current18:46, 14 August 2014Thumbnail for version as of 18:46, 14 August 2014661 × 615 (109 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn (talk | contribs)cropped and auto corrected
18:45, 14 August 2014Thumbnail for version as of 18:45, 14 August 20141,440 × 687 (338 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Photo of R. J. Wensley and Televox, the first mechanical man who could perform useful duties. Wensley and his employer, Westinghouse, built the robot. Televox could turn on a fan, unveil a picture, power a vacuum cleaner, e...

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