Praxinoscope Animation Toy - Large buy praxinoscope The included instruction booklet provides

The included instruction booklet provides a history of this classic invention

black plastic ABS case w/mirrors

The praxinoscope was patented by the Frenchman Emile Reynaud in 1877

The images are reflected in the central prism of mirrors as you spin the top

Circus act of man jumping through a circle

Praxinoscope Animation Toy - Large buy praxinoscope The included instruction booklet providesPraxinoscope Animation Classic Vintage Optical Illusion Toy Similar to a Zoetrope The images are reflected in the central prism of mirrors as you spin the top. The number of mirrors is 12 which is equal to the number illustrations, and the images are seen are reflected in the mirrors. When the cylinder is turned manually, a rapid succession of images are reflected in the opposite mirror and seem to move. The praxinoscope was patented by the Frenchman