Praxinoscope Animation Toy - Medium | Brown Colourway zoetrope animation toy Zeotrope is an Optical Classic

Zeotrope is an Optical Classic Toy

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A Zoetrope is a device that produces the illusion of motion from a rapid succession of static pictures

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Praxinoscope Animation Toy - Medium | Brown Colourway zoetrope animation toy Zeotrope is an Optical ClassicPraxinoscope Animation Traditional Vintage Classic Victorian Toy Brown colourway The images are reflected in the central prism of mirrors as you spin the top. The number of mirrors is 12 which is equal to the number illustrations, and the images are seen are reflected in the mirrors. When the cylinder is turned manually, a rapid succession of images are reflected in the opposite mirror and seem to move. The praxinoscope was patented by the Frenchman