1940 Junk Circus #2

A close examination of this ballerina reveals that she was put together from a pair of dividers, a funnel, a small light bulb, and two safety pins. Her curl is a pipe cleaner and the “ruffle” on her skirt is the coil from a spiral notebook. According to the article, by photographing her one frame at a time, and changing her position between exposures, Mr. Wronkow created the illusion of her whirling around on one leg. (This same “stop motion” technique was used to film the original KING KONG.)