Zoetrope strip: Jumping Over a Ball

PART OF:
Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs
Made:
circa 1868 in unknown
maker:
Unknown

Zoetrope strip showing two men jumping over a ball.

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:
1975-325/19
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
Overall: 93 x 877mm
type:
optical toy