Title
Booklet of instructions for a Fantascope, 1833. Artist: Thomas Mann Baynes
Caption
Booklet of instructions for a Fantascope, 1833. The Fantascope or Phenakistoscope was an optical toy depending on persistence of vision for its effect. By spinning a disc picture-side towards a mirror, and looking through the slits which act as shutters, you briefly see the reflection of each successive picture and they appear to move. This title page of a booklet issued with the toy shows scenes from the discs. From Fantascope published by Ackermann and Co. (London, 1833).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1833
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B63_419
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,4Mb (2,2Mb) / 11,0in x 10,7in / 3307 x 3215 (300dpi)