Mutoscope

Although not identified on the photo, this is a mutoscope, invented by Herman Casler, commercialized in 1896. It was a hand-cranked viewer for exhibiting a reel of photographs printed from motion picture film. The photographs were radially mounted on a carousel and flicked over in a rapid sequence to give the illusion of movement. The one in this photograph appears to be coin operated.

Creators/Contributors

Biery, Galen - Creator

Collection

Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs

Date Created

Circa 1890 (date is approximate) to Circa 1900 (date is approximate)

Extent

  • 1 black and white print
  • 9 1/4"W x 12 1/2"H

Publisher

Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.

Physical location

  • WaBeCP
  • Western Washington University

Repository

Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

Resource type

still image

Related to

Galen Biery papers and photographs

Access conditions

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Identifier

gb3486

Genre

Images

Rights and Permissions

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