Zoetrope with stand
- PART OF:
- Zoetrope
- Made:
- 1870 in unknown place
Zoetrope, with stand. Turned wooden base; metal drum.
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
- Object Number:
- 1934-302/1
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), wood (unidentified) and cardboard
- Measurements:
-
wooden base: 265 mm,
drum: 365 mm 300 mm,
- type:
- optical toy
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
