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- Zoetrope, 1920-1950 - A zoetrope produces the illusion of motion through a series of images placed on the interior wall of a cylinder. As the cylinder turns, viewers look through the vertical slits. The images -- each one slightly different from the one previous -- blur together as the cylinder rotates and create the appearance of movement.
- 1920-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Zoetrope, 1920-1950
A zoetrope produces the illusion of motion through a series of images placed on the interior wall of a cylinder. As the cylinder turns, viewers look through the vertical slits. The images -- each one slightly different from the one previous -- blur together as the cylinder rotates and create the appearance of movement.
- Zoetrope -
- Collections - Artifact
Zoetrope
- Zoetrope on Wooden Stand - A zoetrope produces the illusion of motion through a series of images placed on the interior wall of a cylinder. As the cylinder turns, viewers look through the vertical slits. The images -- each one slightly different -- blur together as the cylinder rotates and create the appearance of movement. This zoetrope is a 20th-century copy of one in The Henry Ford's collection.
- 1865-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Zoetrope on Wooden Stand
A zoetrope produces the illusion of motion through a series of images placed on the interior wall of a cylinder. As the cylinder turns, viewers look through the vertical slits. The images -- each one slightly different -- blur together as the cylinder rotates and create the appearance of movement. This zoetrope is a 20th-century copy of one in The Henry Ford's collection.