Phenakistoscope Disc of Acrobat, Horse and Clown
- PART OF:
- Two Heliocinegraph Discs
Phenakistoscope (Heliocinegraph) disc of an acrobat riding a horse and a jumping clown, by Forester and Nicol, published by John Dunn.
This optical toy was invented by the Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau (1801-1883). It is held with the printed side of the disc facing a mirror. When the disc is spun the viewer looks at its reflection through the apertures on the disc's circumference and the drawings appear to move.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1934-142/1
- Materials:
- cardboard
- Measurements:
-
overall: 253 mm,
- type:
- optical toy
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford