Featured What in the antique animatronics!?!?

..... are these hideous creatures??? Just uncovered these in the attic during an estate clean-out.....they are very old and very creepy, they both have motors with little gear arms and whatnot in the base and they both have electrical plugs coming from them, very old electrical plugs, possible bakelite backers.

I'm sorry but these are the only photos that I have right now as I was just trying to get out of there so I didn't take a lot of time, I will be back later today and I'll take more detailed photos and probably pull the other two out of the attic because there is four total, my first thoughts after seeing the ancient motorized gears and whatnot in the bases was that of old B horror movie animatronics / props.

I have not tested them or plugged them in or thoroughly inspected them although one of them did have what appeared to be a very old either price tag or just tagged with the owners name.

I will take more pictures today, but until then, any thoughts?

 

be very careful with old electrical toys........
they look dried out and ready to immolate......

 

They look like they're ready to chase me into my dreams and turn them into nightmares....

 

Thumper and friend after the fire in Bambi...... poor babies ! Look like store displays for Easter that have seen much better days .

 

Zombie bunnies. Try plugging them in outside....... with a very long extension cord.

 

HAHAHA!!! But it looks like someone was feeding one of them!! HOPE you show us all four of them!!!!

 

How cool - I'd strip all that crappy "fur" off of them before plugging in just in case there's a spark. Best of luck on them working..............

 

Yes, nightmare bunnies!

 

Looks like something from Pet Cemetary... yikes

 

They give new meaning to "dust bunnies."

 

Save them for Halloween next year

 

Somewhere out there, a goth/horror nut is saying "I WANT THAT."

 

Aww, they're so sad and crippled and pathetic, they're lovable. They belong on the Island of Misfit Toys.

 

Have not researched these yet, just finished unloading my trailer and took these photos, sorry it's dark out and my phone is crap. "Silvestri Art Manufacturing Company" special order animatronic bunnies, easter I presume.

 

Found this archived NY Times article from 1964...

 

Well I think I should probably clean them up, oil them and see if they work, if these can be fully restored and if my math is right, they should be worth about $2,000 plus a piece!