Zoetrope with stand
1870
Zoetrope
- Made:
- 1870 in unknown place
Original Zoetrope, complete with 48 bands of figures and stand.
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.
Original Parts Replaced on Zoetrope
1870
Zoetrope strip: 'A Large Feeder'
circa 1880
Zoetrope strip: 'Nobody's Little Game'
circa 1880
Zoetrope strip: 'Steeplechase'
circa 1880
Zoetrope strip: 'Headwork'
circa 1880
Zoetrope strip: 'The Cure'
circa 1880
Zoetrope strip: 'Red & Black Waltz'
circa 1880
Zoetrope strip: 'No. 23, The Coffee Grinder'
circa 1868
Zoetrope Strip: The Hurdle Race
circa 1880
Zoetrope Strip 'Light Headed'
circa 1880
Zoetrope Strip 'Celarius Waltz'
circa 1880
Zoetrope Strip 'No. 58, Steam Scissors'
circa 1868
Zoetrope Strip 'Engine & Feline'
circa 1880
Zoetrope Strip of a Man Jumping In and Out of a Bottle
circa 1880
Zoetrope Strip of a Ball Rolling Down a Spiral
circa 1880
Zoetrope strip: 'Who's That Knocking at The Door'
circa 1880
Zoetrope strip: 'The Wheel of Life'
Zoetrope Strip:Don't You Wish You May Get It?
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: 'The Wild Irishman'
Zoetrope strip: 'Sairy Defends Her Pattens'
Zoetrope strip: Jack In A Box
Zoetrope strip: The Little Umbrella Man
Zoetrope strip: 'Indian Juggler'
Zoetrope strip: 'A Well Known Domestic Tragedy'
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Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1934-302
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), wood (unidentified) and cardboard
- Measurements:
-
overall: 370 mm x 300 mm x 300 mm,
- type:
- zoetrope
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
