print email comment close Laura Hayes and John Howard Wileman Exhibit of Optical Toys URL: http://courses.ncssm.edu/gallery/collections/toys/opticaltoys.htm Description: Small exhibit of pre-20th century optical toys and illusionary devices from the collection of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Includes images and descriptions of the stereoscope, magic lanterns, chromatope, phenakistoscope ("spindle viewer"), peep egg viewer, poly-o-rama panoptique, and other toys. Publisher: The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Library of Congress Subject Headings: Optical illusions Optical instruments Toys -- History Visual perception LII Database Information: Record 19803 created by Jennifer English on 11/21/2005 Last modification on 11/22/2005 Published: 11/23/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19803