Featured 1900s flip book

Not too many questions here (unless these are famous people?? Anyone someone recognizes?)

You flip the pages and the scene here is that the two men face each other sort of laughing and turn. Not too much movement.

 

Not Laurel & Hardy,Abbot & Costello,Martin & Lewis or John & Paul...hmmmmmm....extremely cool though,never seen one in many long years.

 

How interesting but I have no clue who they are.

 

This article includes information about Biofix flick books. Company was registered in 1912, your earliest date.

https://www.headfullofair.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/animatedportraitphotography.pdf

Debora

 

Debora-Exceptional article,a Kinora Viewer,good lord ! This is the stuff I'd collect (given the time & money). True 'Steampunk' is every bit as amazing as the film prop stuff.
PS-Just found 2 Kinoras online,one for a mere $5,800,the other for $8,900,a pittance.

 

Unless one of these men is Harry Selfridge I doubt we can figure out who they are. But it is a fun little thing, isn't it!

 

Good article!

It indicates that the Biofix probably didn't survive past World War I. So that loosely implies an ending date. This looks like it might be the Type C viewer pictured in the article.

 

Thanks everyone.

This was at an estate sale. The sale was a bit unorganized, and they actually had a little sticker on the bag this was in that said "sterling". I could see it wasn't sterling, but the price was reasonable ($10 I think) and I've never seen anything remotely similar so picked it up. Probably more interest for ones that have a scene like a guy smoking a cigar or something, here just two guys looking around and laughing a bit, but hopefully will make some profit.

 

Dunno but would think they're rather rare.

Debora

 

I'd think they'd be worth at least ten times what you paid for it.Of course the real bonanza would be a naughty one (w/perhaps someone famous ?). Don't tell my wife I said that !