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Folioscopes

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They’re called folioscopes in France and translate to ‘thumb cinema’ in German, but they’re best known as flipbooks. Popular since the 1860s, flipbooks have b..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Living Pictures Cinematograph: Clown

Germany, c. 1920
Similarity: 77%

Pages from Le ballon (The Ball) Folioscope, pocket cinematograph

Similarity: 76%

Phenakistiscope discs

Similarity: 74%

Phenakistiscope disc (Politeness)

Similarity: 73%

Le ballon (The Ball) Folioscope, pocket cinematograph

France, c. 1890
Similarity: 73%

Praxinoscope Theatre Interactive Model

Similarity: 73%

Phenakistiscope disc (Man pumping water)

Similarity: 73%

Living Pictures Cinematograph: Climbing Billy Goat

Germany, c. 1920
Similarity: 72%

Praxinoscope and zoetrope strips

Similarity: 72%

Pages from Une batterie (A Battery) Folioscope, pocket cinematograph

Similarity: 72%

Phenakistiscope disc (Dragon chase ball)

Similarity: 72%

Mechanical magic lantern slides

Similarity: 71%

Toupie-fantoche (Spinning Top)

France, c. 1881
Similarity: 71%

British Mutoscope featuring Charlie Chaplin reel

United Kingdom, 1897-1899
Similarity: 71%

Une batterie (A Battery) Folioscope, pocket cinematograph

France, c. 1890
Similarity: 71%

Magic lantern slides

Similarity: 70%

Praxinoscope with wooden base

France, c. 1889-1900
Similarity: 70%

Théâtre Optique

Similarity: 70%
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