Phenakistiscope disc (Hand ball)

France, c. 1840

Object
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

23 February 2025

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Chez Gambartaine

Production places
France
Production dates
c. 1840

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO175941

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion → MI-02-C02

Measurements

168mm ⌀

Object Types

3D Object

Optical Toy

Materials

ink on paper

Collected

1 times

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