Let go of the crank and the picture runs off. This 1899 Mutoscope flipped some 850 photo cards past one eye. Stop turning and the reel slid back, lamp out. British piers kept them till decimal coins in 1971. Your penny or mine?
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- now showing, the Marquee
Posted on X by @thesickkitten, 15 Oct 2026, 6:49 PM CT.