Zoetrope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- EARLY ANIMATION
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0280.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LONDON STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.
- MODEL
- WHEEL OF LIFE
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 (TIN?) METAL DRUM/.2 (OAK?) WOOD BASE; FELT PAD ON BASE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 29.4 cm
- Height
- 37.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine images
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- LONDON STEREOSCOPIC
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- LATE 19 CENTURY
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A PRE-CINEMATOGRAPHIC DEVICE USED TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF MOVING PICTURES. A PRINTED PAPER STRIP, WITH A SERIES OF IMAGES ON THE LINES OF AN ANIMATED CARTOON (SEE 870281), IS ROTATED QUICKLY PRODUCING AN ANIMATED EFFECT. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABEL ON BOTTOM OF INSIDE OF DRUM STATES: 'WHEEL OF LIFE - SECURED BYROYAL LTTERS PATENT (SOLE LICENSEES) LONDON STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPY.'
- Missing
- None apparent
- Finish
- WOOD HAS BEEN COATED (VARNISHED?)/ METAL DRUM IS PAINTED BLACK ON OUTSIDE, WHITE ON INSIDE/ GREEN CLOTH BASE COVERING.
- Decoration
- BASE OF STAND & SPINDLE HAVE BOTH BEEN TURNED ON A LATHE (OR EQUIVALENT)
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LONDON STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHIC CO., Zoetrope, before 1900, Artifact no. 1987.0280, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0280.001/
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