Ross 'Wheel of Life' magic lantern slide
- PART OF:
- The Kodak Museum Collection
- Made:
- circa 1871 in Birmingham
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The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection
Ross Wheel of Life magic lantern slide of a swimming dolphin, invented by Thomas Ross, England, 1870s. 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.
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.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/7186
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and wood
- Measurements:
-
overall: 270 mm x 110 mm x 55 mm,
- type:
- magic lantern slide
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford