Zoetrope strip: Humming Bird

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

Made:: circa 1868 in London

maker:: Clarke, H G & Co

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Zoetrope strip showing a humming bird flying over flowers, made by H G Clarke & Co, 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.

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Category:: Cinematography

Object Number:: 1975-325/37

Materials:: paper (fibre product)

Measurements:: overall: 86 mm x 868 mm

type:: optical toy and zoetrope

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