Phenakistiscope disc (Shooting star)

France, c. 1833

Object
Photograph by Egmont Contreras, ACMI

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

23 February 2025

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

Alph. Giroux & Cie

Production places
France
Production dates
c. 1833

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO175939

Curatorial section

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

Measurements

172mm ⌀

Object Types

2D Object

Optical Toy

Materials

ink on paper

Collected

1 times

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