Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life No. 5
- PART OF:
- Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs
- Made:
- circa 1868 in London
- maker:
- Unknown and Clarke, H G & Co
Zoetrope strip Clarke's Wheel of Life No. 5 showing a somersaulting man.
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:
- 1975-325/13
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
-
Overall: 87 x 870mm
- type:
- optical toy
