Optical Toys
Discover our collection of unique optical toys including zoetropes, praxinoscopes and flip books. Explore the art of film making before electricity!
GOLD PRAXINOSCOPE
Praxinoscope is a beautiful reproduction of the incredible invention of Frenchman Emile ReynaudHow does the Praxinoscope work? Quite simply:It transforms static images into a moving sequence, thanks to retinal persistence. A circular drum is rotated, the mirrors in the centre...
$93.00
HEMISFERIUM MINI ZOETROPE
From the first scientific toys to modern cinema, they rely on retinal persistence to make us believe that a series of static images are in motion. In 1834, the English mathematician William George Horner proposed an apparatus based on Plateau...
$54.00
HEMISFERIUM MINI PRAXINOSCOPE
The praxinoscope was an animation device, the successor to the zoetrope. Like the zoetrope, it used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder. The praxinoscope improved on the zoetrope by replacing its narrow viewing...
$54.00
MODERNIST PRAXINOSCOPE - BLACK
Optical Toy, Praxinoscope Miniature Reproduction - Transforms static images into a moving sequence, thanks to retinal persistence. A circular drum is rotated with mirrors in the centre of the drum reflecting images drawn on strips of paper placed around it....
$93.00
GALLOPING HORSE FLIPOSCOPE CLASSIC
Fliposcope - Galloping Horse Hand-cranked movie machine with the historic “Galloping Horse” Edweard Muybridge motion study that has become an animation icon. Includes all movie machine parts and printed card deck.
$35.95
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPOSCOPE CLASSIC
Hand Cranked Movie Machine featuring Charlie Chaplin. Fliposcope If you want to make your own flip-scene, make sure to get a Blank Card Kit or select that option.(Crafters who just plan to build it, may want to select the "Fliposcope...
$39.95
METROPOLIS FLIPOSCOPE CLASSIC
Hand Cranked Movie Machine featuring the film Metropolis. Fliposcope If you want to make your own flip-scene, make sure to get a Blank Card Kit or select that option.(Crafters who just plan to build it, may want to select the...
$39.95
PAPATON SHADOW THEATER
PAPATON Shadow Puppet Theater - Create Shadow Puppet Show - Family Storytelling Board Game - 32 Fairy Tale Shadow Puppets, Downloadable App Birthday Gift for 3 4 5 6 7 8 Years KidsProduct detailsBrand PAPATONSize BigItem Dimensions LxWxH 11.6 x...
$69.99
ROKR VITASCOPE
183 pieces 3D puzzle. If you have passion for movies or you love DIY and enjoy building amazing things, you’ll love this DIY vintage movie proyector. Completely functional, projects a real movie. Best engineering toy for kids and adults, great...
$50.00
12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
The 12 Basic Principles Of Animation by FlipbokuThis double flip book edition is a handy but powerful tool for fans, beginners, students, teachers and professionals of the animation world, to learn and master the illusion of motion and physics in...
$38.40
THE BLANKO FLIPBOOK
The Blanko FlipbookFlipbookThe Blanko Flipbook contains 320 blank pages on which you can animate whatever comes to your mind. If you’re new to animation, learn how to get started with 6 of the basic principles of animation we have included:...
$12.00
MOVIE CLASSICS
Movie Classics Vol. 1 – The Early MastersFlipbookThe Movie Classics Flipbook is a surprising 6×1 flipbook that brings beloved film classics like Fritz Lang’s Metropolis or Charlie Chaplin’s Gold Rush back to life.Switch between sequences by placing your thumb on...
$18.00
GEORGE MELIES FLIPBOKU
Georges Méliès FlipbookTHE MAGICIAN OF CINEMAGeorges Méliès (1861 – 1938) was a French illusionist, actor and film director who pioneered many technical and narrative developments, and became one of the most influential filmmakers in the early history of cinema.Méliès was...
$18.00
ALICE GUY-BLACHE FLIPBOKU
Alice Guy-Blaché FlipbookTHE MOTHER OF CINEMAAlice Guy-Blaché (1873 – 1968) was a pioneer French filmmaker and the first motion picture director to make a narrative fiction film, active from the late 19th century. Neglected by film historians for years, she...
$18.00
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPBOOK: THE CIRCUS
Charlie Chaplin's legendary character The LIttle Tramp always found a way to have a jaunty-jolly hop in his step as he strolled into the sunset. This scene is from one of his most entertaining films, "The Circus" made in 1928. Sir Charles...
$5.00
MUYBRIDGE HORSE FLIPBOOK
This flipbook shows one of the earliest sequences of moving images ever recorded, Eadweard Muybridges's 19th century Horse Galloping.
Full color flipbook, glossy, 2" X 4"
$5.00
MUYBRIDGE CAT FLIPBOOK
This flipbook of Eadweard Muybridge's Cat Running is rather amazing. As you view the images you might be reminded of your cat, but the photos were shot over 120 years ago! A classic piece of photography history. Full color flipbook, glossy, 2"...
$5.00
NORTH BY NORTHWEST FLIPBOOK
You know it could only be one scene: A dashing (and we mean dashing!) Cary Grant sprints through a corn field as a mysterious crop duster swoops down and sprays machine gun fire at our hero.Full color flipbook, glossy, 2"...
$5.00
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPBOOK, VOLUME 2, DINNER ROLL DANCE
CHARLIE CHAPLIN FLIPBOOK, VOLUME 2, DINNER ROLL DANCE Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film....
$5.00
THE WIZARD OF OZ FLIPBOOK
The Wizard of Oz Full color flipbook glossy print. They don’t get more classic than this! The famous foursome — Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion — skip arm in arm out of the poppy field and down the...
$5.00