Social History — 1860-1875
Optical toy, zoetrope
Zoetrope, or 'Wheel of Life'. Strips of paper printed with diagrams or images would be placed in the hollow drum with slots. When the drum is turned, by peeping through the slots, the little diagrams or images appear to move.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- 52.151a
- Object name:
- optical toy, zoetrope
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1860-1875
- Material:
metal, wood, paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 350 mm, DM 305 mm (drum), DM 270 mm (base)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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