La lanterne magique (The Magic Lantern) Thaumatrope

France, c. 1880

Academy of Graphic Arts

Object On display

Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Mauclair-Dacier

Production places

France

Production dates

c. 1880

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO175942

Curatorial section

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

Measurements

75mm ø

Object Types

3D Object

Optical Toy

Materials

card, ink, string

Collected

1 times

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