Zoetrope strip of man dancing with castanets
circa 1868
Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs
Victorian Zoetrope, with 38 strips and 6 discs
The concept of the Zoetrope was first suggested in 1833 by the Austrian scientist Simon Stamfer (1792-1864), but it was not commercially exploited until 1867. It was a development of the Phenakistoscope (where a single visitor viewed images on a spinning disc in a mirror through slits in the disc). Using the Zoetrope, several viewers could look through slits in the drum simultaneously to see the drawings move and it became a popular optical toy.
Zoetrope strip: Clarke's wheel of Life
Zoetrope strip: Base Ball
Zoetrope strip: Machinery
Zoetrope strip: Venus
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life No. 30
Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life
Zoetrop strip: 'Leap Frog'
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Thowing a Ball
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Jumping Over a Ball
Zoetrope strip: Jumpung Through a Hoop
Zoetrope strip: The Wild Irishman
Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life No. 5
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Irish Tail
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Character
Zoetrope strip: No 11, Fish and Fowl
Zoetrope strip: Swan Swimming Past Windmill
circa 1868
Zoetrope Strip: Man riding a bicycle
Zoetrope strip: Jumping Over a Ball
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Seesaw
Zoetrope strip: Headwork
Zoetrope strip No. 11 'Running the Gauntlet'
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip:Butterfly and Poppy
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: The Cure
Zoetrope strip: Man Swallowing a Mouse
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Nobody's Little Game
Zoetrope strip: High Wire Walker
Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life No. 6
Zoetrope strip: Hoop Rolling
Zoetrope strip: Playing Pipes and Drum
Zoetrope strip: Acrobat and Horse
Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life No. 17
Zoetrope strip: The Wheel of Life No. 37
Zoetrope strip: Steam Locomative
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Paddy at Donnybrook
Zoetrope strip: Juggler Balancing on Ball
Zoetrope strip: Humming Bird
circa 1868
Zoetrope strip: Dog Playing with Ball
Zoetrope strip: Steam Locomative
Zoetrope strip: Badgered Cat
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1975-325
- Materials:
- paper, cardboard, metal, painted tinplate and steel
- type:
- zoetrope
- credit:
- The National Media Museum, Bradford
