Vv Steampunk Motion Box

In XIX century there was no TV but they had kinematoscopes...check it out - real vintage device for any steampunk lover
Optical toys, shadow shows, 'magic lanterns,' and visual tricks have existed for thousands of years. Many inventors, manufacturers and scientists have observed the visual phenomenon that a series of individual still pictures set into motion created the illusion of movement - a concept termed persistence of vision.
In 1861 - the invention of the Kinematoscope, patented by Philadelphian Coleman Sellers, an improved rotating paddle machine to view a series of stereoscopic still pictures on glass plates that were sequentially mounted in a cabinet-box was one of the steps in the development of the cinema. You have a chance to own one of those vintage devices now. The picture inside this sculptured wooden box is in constant rotation simulating the motion of the horse and carriage.
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