2Pc Miniature Antique Real Photo MECHANICAL FLIP BOOK SET Flapper Comes To Life
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Flapper girl comes to life in miniature hand-held mechanical real photo flip books. No manufacturer's marks. Could be souvenirs from Coney Island or some place similar. 1920s. Each book features the same young flapper woman in cloche hat. When pages of book are flipped backwards, she appears to come to life. Many sepia tone photos, taken in quick succession, printed on photo paper and stapled together. Flip action creates illusion of movement similar to that of animation cells vie...wed rapidly one after the other. Pictures a bit blurry, as the camera was shooting while woman was moving her head. These little mechanical flip books are tons of fun and quite impressive. 2 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/8"
