Zoetrope Strip of a Ball Rolling Down a Spiral
Zoetrope strip entitled 'Perpetual Motion' by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, about 1880. 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:
- 1934-302/17
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 92 mm x 818 mm
- type:
- zoetrope strip
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
