Ross 'Wheel of Life' magic lantern slide
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- Made:
- circa 1871 in London
Ross Wheel of Life. Animated slide for magic lantern. Glass disc approx. 80mm diameter (broken) with swimming dolphins (13 phases) and single slot shutter disc, both operated by spring belt and pulley driven from single handle.
'Wheel of Life' magic lantern slide of a swimming dolphin, made by Thomas Ross in England in 1870s.
A handle turned both a transparent 13-picture disc and a counter-rotating shutter disc with 13 slots to give an illusion of movement on a screen, when projected by a magic lantern. It is a projection version of the Phenakistoscope, patented by Thomas Ross in 1869 and 1871. A handle turned both a transparent 13-picture disc and a 13-slot counter-rotating shutter disc to give an illusion of movement on a screen, when projected by a magic lantern. British Patent 2685, 10 October 1871.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/7186
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and wood
- Measurements:
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overall: 270 mm x 110 mm x 55 mm,
- type:
- magic lantern slide
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
