kˈæslɚ, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dˈɪksənz pɹəpˈoʊzəl, ɪnvˈɛntᵻd ðə "mjˈuːɾəskˌoʊp", wˌɪtʃ dɪsplˈeɪd ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlmz θɹuː flˈɪpkˈɑːɹdz ɹoʊtˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ hˈænd kɹˈæŋk ðæt kʊd biː slˈoʊd æt ðɪ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚz wˈɪl, ʌnlˈaɪk ˈɛdɪsənz mˈoʊɾɚɹˌaɪzd kˈaɪntəskˌoʊp, ɪnwˌɪtʃ fˈɪlmz wɜː vjˈuːd θɹuː ˈæktʃuːəl θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ˌɛmˈɛm fˈɪlm.
Casler, following Dickson's proposal, invented the "Mutoscope", which displayed short films through flip-cards rotated by a hand crank that could be slowed at the operator's will, unlike Edison's motorized Kinetoscope, in which films were viewed through actual 35 mm film.