Display Mechanism for Rotating a Thaumatrope Disc
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood) , steel (metal) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- 1925-770/1
- type:
- display mechanism
Thaumotrope
- Made:
- circa 1824 in unknown place
Five early Thaumotropes, in original box. With two display devices, probably built by Science Museum workshops.
Thaumotrope discs are printed and then hand-coloured. 'To illustrate the seeming paradox of seeing an object which is out of sight and to demonstrate the faculty of the retina of the eye to re-tain the impression of an object after its disappearance.'
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1925-770
- Materials:
- cardboard, paper (fibre product) and gold leaf
- Measurements:
-
disc: 60 mm,
carton: 77 mm x 33 mm
- type:
- thaumotrope
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
Parts
Thaumatrope
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) , gold leaf , cardboard and string
- Object Number:
- 1925-770/2
- type:
- thaumatrope
