Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs

Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs
Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs

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Victorian Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs

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 of man dancing with castanets.

Zoetrope strip of man dancing with castanets

c. 1868
Zoetope strip No. 29 Clarke's Wheel of Life showing a ball travelling through a hoop.

Zoetrope strip: Clarke's wheel of Life

1860s
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Base Ball' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. Showing a figure throwing a ball toward the viewer.

Zoetrope strip: Base Ball

c. 1868
Zoetrope strip showing working machinery.

Zoetrope strip: Machinery

Zoetrope strip showing a woman emerging from a shell (Venus?).

Zoetrope strip: Venus

circa 1868
zoetrope strip Clarke's Wheel of Life no. 35 showing a horse with rider jumping over a fence.

Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life No. 30

c. 1870
Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Wheel of Life' showing two acrobats back flipping by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life

c. 1870
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Leap Frog', Clarke's Wheel of Life No. 2 showing a duck leapfrogging over a fish. Published by H G Clarke and Co, Garrick Street, Covent Garden, London, c. 1868.

Zoetrop strip: 'Leap Frog'

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip showing a seated boy throwing a ball in the air and catching it.

Zoetrope strip: Thowing a Ball

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip showing a figure jumping over a ball.

Zoetrope strip: Jumping Over a Ball

Zoetrope strip showing a man jumping through a hoop held by another man.

Zoetrope strip: Jumping Through a Hoop

Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Wild Irishman' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: The Wild Irishman

c. 1870
Zoetrope strip Clarke's Wheel of Life No. 5 showing a somersaulting man.

Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life No. 5

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Irish Tail' showing a man riding a pig backwards by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company.

Zoetrope strip: Irish Tail

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: No 11, Fish and Fowl

Zoetrope strip: No 11, Fish and Fowl

1860s
Zoetrope strip: Swan Swimming Past Windmill

Zoetrope strip: Swan Swimming Past Windmill

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip showing a man riding a bicycle.

Zoetrope Strip: Man riding a bicycle

Zoetrope strip showing two men jumping over a ball.

Zoetrope strip: Jumping Over a Ball

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip Clarke's Wheel of Life No. 11 showing two figures on a seesaw.

Zoetrope strip: Seesaw

Zoetrope strip entitled 'Headwork' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company showing a man losing his head.

Zoetrope strip: Headwork

c. 1870
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Running the Gauntlet', No. 11 by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company showing a man lying on top of a pillar trying to hit another man with a club. Copy of a strip produced by Milton Bradley (MB Games).

Zoetrope strip No. 11 'Running the Gauntlet'

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Butterfly and Poppy

Zoetrope strip: Butterfly and Poppy

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip entitled 'The Cure' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company showing a jumping man toy.

Zoetrope strip: The Cure

c. 1870
Zoetrope strip showing a man swallowing a mouse.

Zoetrope strip: Man Swallowing a Mouse

circa 1868
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Nobody's Little Game' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company showing an acrobat juggling a ball on his feet.

Zoetrope strip: Nobody's Little Game

c. 1870

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Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1975-325
Materials:
paper (fibre product), cardboard, metal (unknown), paint, tin plated and steel (metal)
Measurements:
height 250mm
diamtere 280mm
type:
zoetrope
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford

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