When this plastic top is spinning all you see is an exclamation mark, the top of which is floating in space, surrounded by a hoop. The illustrations will clarify how the ingenious top is designed. Made in Japan by h concept. Designed by Jordi López Aguiló.
Opening the card reveals a 3D image made up of the card’s multiple layers. Made by www.eurekarp.com.
Purchased at the shop at the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy. This is an effective way of presenting an Egyptian mummy in a sarcophagus. Made in Germany by L.M. Kartenvertrieb.
This stereo viewer provides an excellent 3D image of Escher’s well known drawing. Published by www.courtesy.nl. Printed in The Netherlands.
Printed in Japan, this 3D lenticular card is of a higher quality than was generally available at the time.
There are two pieces to this card. The coloured image is on the card at the back. In the front, pivoted at the centre, is a clear piece of plastic printed with a series of black lines. As this top piece is rotated the resulting moiré fringes give the appearance of movement. Made by BIZARR verlag and printed in Germany.
The young lady winks as the card is tilted from side to side. Made by J. Arthur Dixon.
The 21st century has seen more and more examples of museums selling cards with lenticular 3D images of some of their well-known items. This one was purchased at Musée Rodin in Paris.
When you look at the surface of this mirror it appears perfectly smooth. However, if you point the mirror towards the sun, and obtain a reflection from it on a piece of paper, an amazingly clear image appears, as illustrated. The mechanism of formation of images like this has been a topic of interest for many years. The collection also contains a printed copy of ‘The Japanese Magic Mirror’ which is the report of a talk and demonstration by Major C.H. Montgomery given before The Magic Circle on 16 May 1949. It was published as a Supplement to ‘The Magic Circular’, July 1949.
These good quality wildlife pictures were collectables from Shell, presumably from petrol stations. The World Wildlife Fund has provided the descriptions on the back of each card.
