William Horner ( the zoetrope )

Invented in 1834 by William Horner, however he did not call it the zoetrope, he called it the "Daedalum" which means the wheel of the devil. it wasnt popular until the 1860's. It was the American developer William F. Lincoln named his toy the zeotrope meaning, wheel of life. Pictures were set around the bottom of a metal drum, the slits were cut in the upper part fo the drum and the drum was mounted on a spindle.