Two Kineograph Flicker Books

Made:
circa 1868 in England
inventor:
John Barnes Linnett
Kineograph Flick Book Device

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Kineograph Flick Book Device
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
Science Museum Group Collection

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Flicker books (2): windmill, illustration in original patent, cover and 1st pages missing; dancing skeleton. Linnett's patent.

Flicker book, made in England, c. 1868.

Flicker books have a series of slightly different images in each pages, when flicked through quickly, the pictures appear animated. Although Pierre-Hubert Desvignes is usually credited with inventing the flicker book, John Barnes Linnett of London was the first to patent a design. These flicker books with designs of a dancing skeleton and a windmill are made to Linnett’s patent.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/7213
type:
flicker book
taxonomy:
  • tools and equipment
  • equipment by process
  • image viewing equipment
  • optical toy
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford