Victorian Robots
Archibald Campion
1893 Mechanical Man
1900 Automatic Man
From the United States centennial to World War I, the Reade family members were among the best known figures in America. Not surprisingly, three generations of inventor/adventurers named Frank led to some confusion as to who was who.

The Reade Family

Frank Reade Jr. was the most prolific member of his family. His specialty was aeronautics. He developed unique helicopter airships that inspired both Jules Verne and Igor Sikorsky.

The Airship Gallery
Frank Reade and Frank Reade Jr. each built steam men. As some of the world’s first robots, their significance cannot be overestimated.

The Steam Men
After the success of the steam men, a new generation of robots was constructed.

The Electric Man
and Electric Horse


IT'S OFFICIAL! The Frank Reade coffee-table book is scheduled for fall 2011 release. It'll be a companion piece to the Boilerplate tome--the same format and publisher.

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Purchase beautifully restored, full color art prints of Frank Reade adventures.

The Reade Gift Shop


For more about the Frank Reade dime novels,
and other publications rare and beautiful,
visit the website of JOE RAINONE.


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