Cranked lantern slide with moiré pattern

PART OF:
The Kodak Museum Collection
Made:
1850 in unknown place
maker:
Unknown
and
Unattributed
Magic Lantern cranked slide: moire patterns

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Magic Lantern cranked slide: moire patterns
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A magic lantern cranked slide which produces moiré patterns, made by an unknown maker in 1850. The slide consists of two discs of perforated metal, one fixed, one rotated by means of the handle. As it turns, it produces a range of moiré patterns on the screen.

A magic lantern cranked slide which produces moiré patterns, made by an unknown maker in 1850.

The slide consists of two discs of perforated metal, one fixed, one rotated by means of the handle. As it turns, it produces a range of moiré patterns on the screen.

Details

Category:
Cinematography
Collection:
Kodak Collection
Object Number:
1990-5036/11442
Materials:
mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall (laid flat): 15 mm x 175 mm x 120 mm,
type:
lantern slide
credit:
The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford