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What do you do with examples of inserts for a praxinoscope? Animate it of course!
From Amateur Work, Illustrated. v. 6, 1881, which is chock-a-block full of amazing DIY projects from the time, including a folding chair, beehives, and a gas-burning reading lamp. Please don’t try the last one…
Monkey sitting on a cushion smoking a pipe. What more do you want??
From:Johann Matthäus Bechstein’s Naturgeschichte; oder, Anleitung zur Kenntniss und Wartung der Säugethiere, Amphibien, Fische, Insecten und Würmer, welche in der Stube halten kann, 1797
