1874 in animation

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Events in 1874 in animation.

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Events in 1904 in animation.

Dolly’s Toys was a 1901 British trick film, directed by Arthur Melbourne-Cooper. It may have used stop-motion animation, or a variant of the stop-action technique previously used by Walter R. Booth. Cooper would start producing animated films in 1904, starting with The Enchanted Toymaker.

Events in 1899 in animation.

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