Phenakistiscope Disc with Dancing Man, Simon von Stampfer, Austrian, 1792 - 1864, Hand-colored lithograph on paperboard, Paper disc with a hole in the center, 8 rectangular perforations evenly spaced along perimeter for viewing. In the outermost ring, several still images show a dancing man in oriental costume in various stages of a low squat. In the innermost ring, a sun with a face orbits around a planet, showing the stages of day and night. Closest to the central perforation is a ring of blue stars at various angles., Vienna, Austria, ca. 1835, toys & games, Optical toy

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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