Ernst Plank Kinematofor
1898
Ernst Plank Kinematofor
1898
- NFSA IDDPW3GXAJ
- TypeObjects
- MediumArtefact
- FormEquipment, Domestic
- GenresChildren
- Year1898
The kinematofor, made by Ernst Plank of Germany, is a variation of the praxinoscope invented in 1876 by Paris school teacher Charles-Émile Reynaud. This kinematofer dates from 1898. An intricate pre-cinema toy, it was also a successor to the zoetrope.
The kinematofer is powered by a miniature hot air engine, which activates a circular platform with stationary mirrors and a paper strip of images. When in operation, the circular platform rotates, and the mirrors reflect the pictures onto the outer drum to achieve the optical illusion of images in motion.
The kinematofor, made by Ernst Plank of Germany, is a variation of the praxinoscope invented in 1876 by Paris school teacher Charles-Émile Reynaud. This kinematofer dates from 1898. An intricate pre-cinema toy, it was also a successor to the zoetrope.
The kinematofer is powered by a miniature hot air engine, which activates a circular platform with stationary mirrors and a paper strip of images. When in operation, the circular platform rotates, and the mirrors reflect the pictures onto the outer drum to achieve the optical illusion of images in motion.
- NFSA IDDPW3GXAJ
- TypeObjects
- MediumArtefact
- FormEquipment, Domestic
- GenresChildren
- Year1898
- Manufactured byErnst Plank
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