Zoetrope strip: No 11, Fish and Fowl

Zoetrope strip: No 11, Fish and Fowl

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Zoetrope strip entitled 'No 11, Fish and Fowl', showing a whale breaching and a bird flying above by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, 1860s.

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 when viewed through the slits in the side.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Object Number:
1975-325/16
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 82 mm x 720 mm
type:
zoetrope strip
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford