Zoetrope, drum on polished circular wood base.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1830 - 1850
Materials
Wood, Metal
Measurements
370 mm (Height); 298 mm (Diam)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525283.1
Summary
Zoetrope, drum on polished circular wood base. The base has 2 sets of circular mouldings and has a turned stand, to which the drum is attached. The drum itself is of metal, green on the outside and cream on the inside. There are 13 vertical slots each 76mm high and 5mm wide, curved at top and bottom. It is 193mm high with a metal rim. There are no markings to identify the maker.
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986