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In 1898, British inventor Henry W. Short patented the Filoscope — a handheld flip-book viewer that used a lever to animate sequential images. [📹 foticos.collection] https://t.co/Xc3p1YVYY6

In 1898, British inventor Henry W. Short patented the Filoscope — a handheld flip-book viewer that used a lever to animate sequential images. [📹 foticos.collection] https://t.co/Xc3p1YVYY6

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