Zoetrope strip: Swan Swimming Past Windmill

PART OF:: Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs

Made:: circa 1868 in unknown

maker:: Unknown

Zoetrope strip: Swan Swimming Past Windmill

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Zoetrope strip of a swan swimming past a windmill by an unknown maker, 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:: 1975-325/17

Materials:: paper (fibre product)

Measurements:: overall: 94 mm x 860 mm

type:: optical toy

credit:: The National Media Museum, Bradford

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