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Peter Markey

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| birth_date = 1930

| birth_place = Swansea

| death_date = 2016

| death_place = Frome

| field = automata

| training = Swansea School of Art

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Peter Markey (1930–2016) was an artist, craftsman and teacher who was especially known for his automata.{{r|AiB|G|FP|CMT|Race}}

See also

References

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{{citation |author1=Simon Markey |author2=Danny Markey |date=2017-03-14 |title=Peter Markey obituary |url=http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/mar/14/peter-markey-obituary |newspaper=The Guardian |language=en}}

{{citation |title=Markey, Peter |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artists/markey-peter-19302017 |language=en |work=Artists in Britain since 1945 |author=David Buckman |publisher=Sansom & Company |isbn=9780953260959 |year=2006}}

{{citation |title=Funeral of 'Father' of Falmouth automata makers and former teacher, Peter Markey, to be held in Somerset |url=https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/14865394.funeral-of-father-of-falmouth-automata-makers-and-former-teacher-peter-markey-to-be-held-in-somerset/ |newspaper=Falmouth Packet |language=en |date=7 November 2016 |author=Helen Dale}}

{{citation |last=Race |first=Robert |page=86 |title=Making Simple Automata |date=2014-05-31 |publisher=Crowood |isbn=978-1-84797-745-8 |language=en}}

{{citation |url=https://cabaret.co.uk/artists/peter-markey/ |publisher=Cabaret Mechanical Theatre |title=Peter Markey}}

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Category:1930 births

Category:2016 deaths

Category:Alumni of Swansea Metropolitan University

Category:Toy designers

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