Zoetrope strip: 'No. 23, The Coffee Grinder'

PART OF:
Zoetrope
Made:
circa 1868 in London
maker:
London Stereoscopic Company

Zoetrope strip, number 23 from Series No. 2, entitled 'The Coffee Grinder', by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, c. 1868. Paper and ink with watercolour wash.

A zoetrope strip is a strip of paper with a sequence of printed drawings representing a scene in motion which sits inside a the drum of a zoetrope. When the drum is rotated, the images provide a loop of continuous motion.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1934-302/10
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 88 mm x 918 mm
type:
zoetrope strip
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford