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Optiscope

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Optiscope manufactured by W. Butcher and Sons Ltd., London. To project 3” cinema slides. 1 x Box containing 4 parts.

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Zoetrope to Cinemascope Activity Book 3 Toys

Melbourne/VIC/Australia, c. 1971
Similarity: 71%

Zoetrope to Cinemascope Activity Book

Melbourne/VIC/Australia, c. 1971
Similarity: 70%

Simplex International 35mm Cinema Projector

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Kodascope 8 8mm Film Viewer

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Glass slide magic lantern

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Zoetrope to Cinemascope Activity Book Cover

Melbourne/VIC/Australia, c. 1971
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Kodascope 8 camera

United Kingdom, 1948
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Kalee Indomitable Model 8 Front Shutter Projector

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Electrical Stereoscopic Viewer

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Early modern strip slide magic lantern

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Fairytale magic lantern slide set

United Kingdom, c. 1900
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Orthographic projection

United States, 1947
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Stereoscope viewer with 3D film roll

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Moviscop 16mm Viewer with Rewinders

Stuttgart/Germany, 1950s
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Phenakistiscope disc (Politeness)

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Mark 502-D Dual 8MM Projector

Austria, c. 1970
Similarity: 67%

Théâtre Optique

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Bretz Box wooden viewfinder device

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