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Hardbound book entitled "The Moving Picture Book" with removable cover with two red glass eyeholes.
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book paper
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THE MOVING / PICTURE / BOOK/ PICTURES THAT MOVE / AND RHYMES / BY / B BAKER / TO MAKE PICTURES / MOVE / Grasp the box-cover with / left hand as here shown, and / holding it close to the eyes, / look at / picture / through / eye-holes / in box-cover and turn / crank with right hand / slow or fast as re- / quired by picture. (printed)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
(Author)
1 3/16 x 8 7/8 x 11 3/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.2210AB
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