Phenakistoscope Disc of A Man Pirouetting
- maker:
- Ackermann and Company
Phenakistoscope disc of a man pirouetting. One of three Fantoscope discs by Ackermann and Co (1st series), 1833. This is the subject originally drawn by Joseph Plateau.
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:
- 1952-126/1
- Materials:
- cardboard
- Measurements:
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overall: 242 mm,
- type:
- fantoscope disc, optical toy and phenakistoscope disc
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
