The Richard Balzer Collection

February 18, 2011 2:10 PM

"I have been collecting for more than thirty years, and my collecting wanders around the theme of visual entertainment, and almost all of the collection dates from before 1900. Over time you will find magic lanterns, peepshows, shadows, transparencies, thaumatropes, phenakistascopes and a variety of other optical toys. You may find things that seem odd in this collection, however, always remember that collecting is a very personal thing and these items may stretch the boundaries of visual entertainment but nevertheless have found a place in my collection." Via @CarinBerger.
posted by brundlefly (2 comments total)

I'm not going to lie, I first read that as "Richard Belzer Collection" and was more excited than I should have been. Still interesting though, and "Dick Balzer" is also a fine, fine name.
posted by sysinfo at 4:05 PM on February 18, 2011

Yeah, I thought the same thing. I'm guessing the Richard Belzer collection would be nothing but sarcasm.
posted by brundlefly at 4:08 PM on February 18, 2011