The zoetrope is one of many animation toys created in the 19th century and how this invention works is it shows a series of pictures but once it is spinning it begins to create the illusion of a moving picture. The zoetrope is easy to make at home you just need the right equipment to create this toy and if you want to create this you will need these items- A drum, A rotation device, A sharp utility knife for cutting board, a pencil, ruler,removable tape such as drafting tape, white or PVC glue, weights to help the board/glue dry flat, hot glue sticks and a hot glue gun. Advantages - simple versions of the equipment can be easily made, cartoon strips can be swapped to provide variety. Beginning to look like a movie. Disadvantages - has many and moving parts that can go wrong. A degree of artistic ability is needed to create cartoon strips. The zoetrope was invented in 1833 by a British mathematician William George Horner. He called it the daedaleum and erroneously claimed to mean the wheel of the devil.
A thaumatrope is a small toy that was popular in the 19th century. The thaumatrope is a circle with two drawings on each side and it is controlled by a long piece of string and you twirl the piece of string using your fingers and it creates an image. Advantages - simple, cheap and fun to make and use. Disadvantages - needs a fair degree of artistic ability.
The creator of the thaumatrope is a man named John Aytron paris and the year the device was first used was 1824. There are also advantages and disadvantages in this invention and they are its easy to make but there is a chance that you could get bored of it in a very short time and although it is very easy to make people could still have trouble with it and that's why there are lots and lots of videos and pictures showing you a step by step guide.
