Zoetrope

Zoetrope

Pre-cinema

Milton Bradley Co.

Maker

Zoetrope

ca. 1867
Wood, paper and metal
Overall: 14 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (36.8 × 29.8 × 29.8 cm)
Gift of Mrs. A. L. Heath
DescriptionGreen, cylindrical, rotating drum with 14 vertical slits and 14 sequenced images of a jester performing a flip. The images are printed in color on paper and lined inside cylindrical drum. The drum is mounted on a wooden pedestal.
Inscriptions Printed in black on sequencial image strip: Deposé / Inscribed in black on sequencial image strip: 11 97

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