Zoetrope on Wooden Stand
Zoetrope on wooden stand with three paper discs and six cylindrical strips. Form 100 states there are 68 strips with this zoetrope.
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.
Zoetrope strip: No 8 A Jolly Dog
circa 1868
28 Indian Juggler
Zoetrope strip: No. 57 Mr Simpson
circa 1868
15 Steeple Chase
No 40 Celarius Waltz'
Zoetrope strip: No. 58 Steam Scissors
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: No. 67 Fly! Leave My Nose Alone
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: No. 45 'A Bottle Imp'
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: The Red Legged Ogre and his Dancing Poodle
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: No. 56 'Sportsman'
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip No. 12 'Nobody's Little Game'
circa 1868
There's Life in the Old Donk Yet
Zoetrope strip No. 51 'Music With Dancing'
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip No. 11 'Fish and Fowl'
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip No. 46 'Bob Sawyer'
circa 1868
Precocious Chickens
The Gymnast
Zoetrope strip No. 34 'Domestic Tragedy'
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip No. 29 'More Stings than Honey'
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip No. 44 'More Free Than Welcome'
circa 1868
The Cure
The Wild Irishman
Zoetrope strip No. 49 'A Caution to Bad Boys'
circa 1868
Football
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Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1951-248
- Materials:
- cardboard, paper (fibre product), metal (unknown), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood (unidentified) and plaster
- Measurements:
-
overall: 335 mm 300 mm,
- type:
- zoetrope
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
