Ajeeb chess automaton11/25/2023 Tussaud’s Wax Works in London, and for many years they were successful. It was originally built by a group of titled Frenchmen, with the idea of duplicating Mme. “It was a funny old institution, the Eden Musée, and it ought never to have gone out of business. One of them in particular, a champion at the time, was so completely upset by the swiftness and regularity with which an apparent machine checkmated his moves that he fled in dismay long before the match was finished. Some of the most brilliant players in the world essayed to beat Ajeeb, but all were defeated and retired in disgust. At all events he produced an uncanny effect with his ponderous iron arms and hand when it came to his move. The figure was huge and was made to represent an arab sheik. As a matter of fact Henry Pillsbury, one of the most skillful chess players of the day, was concealed inside the multitudinous clockwork. It was supposed to be a machine which worked automatically. This was a genuine sensation for many years. PDM Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.“Perhaps the greatest single attraction among the many novelties displayed within was Ajeeb the chess-playing Automaton. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II ( more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions ( more information). Honduras has a general copyright term of 75 years, but it does implement the rule of the shorter term. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. In this event, please contact: 1.183, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University In the event that any of the media files infringes your rights or the rights of any third parties, or file is not properly identified or acknowledged, we would like to hear from you so we may make any necessary alterations. Please include this citation: "TCS 1.183, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University" as its source. We request that where these media files are used, the Houghton Library is credited as the source of the materials. Houghton Library and Harvard University claim no rights in this photographic reproduction of the work, and the image is free to download and reproduce for any use, commercial or non-commercial, without any further permission required. This applies to a work published before January 1, 1923, or the unpublished work of an author who died more than 70 years ago. This is a media file that Houghton Library believes to be in the public domain of the United States.
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