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| Maker(s): | Optical Toys | | Culture: | American
| | Title: | The Magic Wheel
| | Date Made: | 1992
| | Materials: | paper; plastic; wood
| | Place Made: | Vermont
| | Measurements: | overall: 8 3/4 in x 8 5/16 in x 2 in; 22.2 cm x 21.1 cm x 5.1 cm
| | Accession Number: | HC 2004.1.627
| | Credit Line: | Robert W. Lisle History of Photography Collection, purchase of the College
| | Museum Collection: | Hampshire College Art Gallery
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Description: This toy was first invented in 1832 by a man named Joseph Antoine Plateau. This item is a reproduction of the original magic wheel or "Phenakistascopes" and comes with instructions. The instructions are stored seperatly from the item, but the box also contains the instructions.
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