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Phenakistoscope disc with handle

circa 1830s

Le Praxinoscope

1877

Crawling Beetle Phenakistoscope Disc

1833

Zoetrope with stand

1870

Peep Egg Optical Toy

1875-1899

Polyrama Panoptique

circa 1840

Polyrama Panoptique

circa 1850

Anschutz Tachyscope

1891

'Stanhope viewer' optical toy

Fantascope disc

1833

Filoscope depicting Gordon Highlanders in South Africa

circa 1900

Phenakistoscope Disc of A Snake

1833

Phenakistoscope Disc Of a Frog Jumping Around Grass

1833

Move-O-Graph Photographs

1911-1921

Reynaud's Praxinoscope Theatre

1879 (1956)

Living pictures optical illusion' set with eight coloured Phenakistiscope discs

1840-1860

'Rainbow Cup' scientific toy

1911-1930

Kinora Cinematographic Viewer with Picture Reels

1908

Multiplying glass with sixteen facets

1880-1900

Portrait of Captain Phineas Schofield Robinson

Flicker Book of Boxers

Phenakistoscope disc

circa 1830s

Fantascope Copper Printing Plate Of Man's Head and Magpie

1833

Copper printing plate for Fantascope disc

1833

Copper printing plate for Fantascope disc

1833

Copper printing plate for Fantascope disc;

1833

Copper printing plate for Fantascope disc

1833

Multiplying glass, 1800-1820

1800-1820

'Rainbow Cup' scientific toy

1911-1930

Zoetrope strip: Swan Swimming Past Windmill

circa 1868

Zoetrope strip: Butterfly and Poppy

circa 1868

Zoetrope strip: Humming Bird

circa 1868

Fantascope disc by Ackermann & Co: Spiral of death's head emerging from centre

1833

Filoscope: David Devant The Mysterious Rabbit

circa 1896

phenakistoscope

Original cover for five Fantoscope discs

1833

Copper printing plate for Fantascope disc

1833
'New Optical Amusements' optical toy consisting of wooden box, fitted, with faceted lens at one end capable of rotation, and seven coloured glass picture slides for viewing, English, 1795-1805.

'New Optical Amusements' optical toy consisting of wooden box

1795-1805
Fantascope disc by T T Bury: Man on velocipede, 1833.

Fantascope disc: Man on Velocipede

1833
Fantascope disc by T T Bury: Turkish Juggler, 1833.

Fantascope disc: Turkish Juggler

1833
Fantascope disc: Juggler with frog around the centre. Published by Thos. McLean, Haymarket, Edinburgh, c. 1833.

Fantascope Disc

circa 1833
Hand-held Asterioscope in brass mount in red leather morocco case, by Murray and Heath, 43 Piccadilly, London, England, 1850-1880. Consists of fine diffraction grating rulings on glass in rotating frame, thought to be an optical toy in the manner of the kaleidoscope.

Asterioscope in leather case

1850-1880
Double sided stroboscopic disc by Prof. Stampfer: wheels/dots and stars. Published by James Black, Woolwich, sold by Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, London.

Stroboscope Disc: Wheels / Dots and Stars

circa 1833
Double sided Stroboscopic disc by Professor Stampfer, No 3 gearwheels with anvil on one side, No 4 cogwheels on the otherside. Published by James Black, Woolwich, sold by Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, London.

Gearwheels with Anvil / Cogwheels

circa 1833
Double sided stroboscopic disc by Prof. Stampfer: Asbstract triangle patterns on both sides. Published by James Black, Woolwich, sold by Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, London.

Stroboscope Disc: Asbstract Triangle Patterns on Both Sides

circa 1833
Double sided stroboscopic disc by Prof. Stampfer: man walking/man juggling. Published by James Black, Woolwich, sold by Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, London.

Stroboscope disc: Man Walking / Man Juggling

circa 1833
Double sided Stroboscopic disc: Ball through hoop/pulleys. Published by James Black, Woolwich, sold by Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, London.

Strobvoscope Disc: Ball through hoop / pulleys

circa 1833
Double sided stroboscopic disc by Prof. Stampfer: coloured balls/dart board style design. Published by James Black, Woolwich, sold by Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, London.

Stroboscope Disc: Coloured balls / dart board style design

circa 1833
Fantascope disc depicting rings and triangles in abstract patterns (white background), 1833. Designed by Edward Sang, published by Forrester and Nichol and John Dunn.

Fantascope disc depicting rings and triangles in abstract patterns (white background)

1833
Fantascope disc depicting rings and circles in abstract pattern (black background), 1833. Designed by Edward Sang, published by Forrester and Nichol and John Dunn.

Fantascope disc depicting rings and circles in abstract pattern (black background)

1833