J. Plateau's Zoetrope with nine strips, some torn, wooden base
J. Plateau's Zoetrope with 6 strips, some torn, wooden base. (B3031)
The concept of the Zoetrope was first suggested in 1833 by the Austrian scientist Simon Stamfer (1792-1864), but it was not commercially exploited until 1867. It was a development of the Phenakistoscope (where a single visitor viewed images on a spinning disc in a mirror through slits in the disc). Using the Zoetrope, several viewers could look through slits in the drum simultaneously to see the drawings move and it became a popular optical toy.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1981-895
- type:
- zoetrope
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
