John Barnes Linnett

John Barnes Linnett (born c. 1831 – 9 October 1870)^[1] was a British lithograph printer based in Birmingham, England. Although the French Pierre-Hubert Desvignes is generally credited with being the inventor of the flip book, Linnett was the first to patent the invention, in 1868, under the name of kineograph.^[2]^[3]

He was born in Austrey, Warwickshire.^[4]

Linnett died of pneumonia in 1870 in Moseley, Warwickshire. His wife sold the patent to an American.

References

^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
^ McDonough, John; Egolf, Karen (2015). The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 9781135949068. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
^ Chronological Index of Patents Applied for and Patents Granted. G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode. 1869. p. 65. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
^ 1851 England Census

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[probate-1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995

[2] McDonough, John; Egolf, Karen (2015). The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising. Routledge. p. 81. ISBN 9781135949068. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

[3] Chronological Index of Patents Applied for and Patents Granted. G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode. 1869. p. 65. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

[4] 1851 England Census

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