Items tagged optical toys in MV Collections
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Peepshow - Alabaster Egg, Views of Clifton, Bristol, England, circa 1870
Alabaster peep egg with a viewing lens on the top and handles which allows the single viewer to turn the scenes shown inside. The translucent alabaster allows light to penetrate the egg ...
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Flick Book - Fox Film Corporation, 'A Movie of Me, Shirley Temple', USA, 1934
Alternative Name(s): Kineograph; Flip Book Flick book, produced in the United States of America by the Fox Film Corporation as part of the merchandising associated with the child star ...
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Flick Book - 'Cinematograph Living Pictures', Puppet on a String, circa 1920
Flick book, produced in Germany, showing a simple animation of a puppet on a string raising and lowering its arms and legs. The flick book is made up of a number of pages, each having a ...
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Flick Book - 'Cinematograph Living Pictures', Obstacle Jumper, circa 1920
Flick book, produced in Germany, showing a simple animation of a man jumping forwards and backwards over a raised string. The flick book is made up of a number of pages, each having a r ...
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Flick Book - 'Cinematograph Living Pictures', Jack in a Box, circa 1920
Flick book, produced in Germany, showing a simple animation of a Jack in a box. The flick book is made up of a number of pages, each having a related but slightly different static image ...
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Flick Book - 'Cinematograph Living Pictures', Blacksmith Hammering, circa 1920
Flick book, produced in Germany, showing a simple animation of a blacksmith hammering on an anvil. The flick book is made up of a number of pages, each having a related but slightly dif ...
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Flick Book - 'Cinematograph Living Pictures', Reaching the Summit, circa 1920
Flick book, produced in Germany, showing a simple animation of a walker reaching the top of a hill and waving his hat. The flick book is made up of a number of pages, each having a rela ...
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Flick Book - Bon Marche, 'Cinematograph de Poche', Man Walking Past Train, circa 1900
Flick book, produced in France for the department store Bon Marche, showing a photographic sequence of a man with a bicycle walking past a stationary train. If the viewer flicks the pag ...
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Flick Book - 'Cinematograph Living Pictures', Chimney Sweep, Germany, circa 1920
Flick book, produced in Germany, showing a simple animation of a chimney sweep bobbing up and down a chimney. The flick book is made up of a number of pages, each having a related but s ...
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