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98. Optical Toy. Zoetrope. 12 x 7-1/2 inches atop a removable turned wooden base, total height 14 inches. The circular metal drum has 13 slits, interior containing twenty-eight 3-1/2 inch tall strips of paper. Each strip containing a different series of images (many in black face).
Np, nd [300/500]
A pre-cinema device allowing viewers to peer through the slits in the drum, which when spun the images appear as one moving image.
Np, nd [300/500]
A pre-cinema device allowing viewers to peer through the slits in the drum, which when spun the images appear as one moving image.
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Bookbinding Asia Prints Black Americana
Mar 24, 2026 5:30 PM EDTSouth Deerfield, MA, United States
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