Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
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Cine Infantil en Relieve JIN

Title:

El Pais de las Maravillas (Wonderland), etc.

Artist:

Juan Nieto Gras "Gargot"

Date:

1954

Material:

Chromolithography on paper, plastic and metal spools, plastic viewer

Dimensions:

Viewer 125 × 115 × 80 mm

Company:

Estereópicas Jin

Location:

Barcalona, Spain

Illustrated 3D stories on scrolls. The illustrations are 2.5D cartoons, i.e., two-dimensional drawings of characters and other elements stacked visually on layers receding back from the viewer, with corresponding elements in the left and right views displaced according to their depth. (Other examples in this collection include Tri-Scope and Keystone Base Out cards.)

The Cine Infantil en Relieve was invented by Juan Nieto Gras, a magician who went by the stage name "Gargot." Juan and his brother Francisco Nieto "Zongo" were practicing magicians as teenagers who disappeared from Barcelona in 1939, only to reappear in South America working in a circus. When they returned to Barcelona, they were active as magicians, set designers and inventors. Gargot was also a painter, sculptor and toy designer. He invented a device that made it easier to illustrate comics. With a partner, Jordana, he formed the company Estereópicas JIN, which went on to manufacture toys, puppets and models of characters from comic strips (Marionetarium 2026).

He received a Spanish patent for the Cine Infantil en Relieve in 1954. Numerous scrolls were available in four categories: Famous Tales, Comic Strips, Oriental Legends and Famous Adventures.

Luxury tax number and price. 6 pesetas (ptas) in 1954 would have been roughly equivalent to $5 today.
Wonderland. (Google Translate. Images swapped for cross-eyed viewing)
Sailing recklessly in a fragile vessel, a storm leads him to an unknown corner.
Upon venturing into the island, Luisin finds a dwarf with a sad face and a large whip in his hand.
The dwarf says to Luisin, overcome with emotion: My beloved niece is a dragon's captive.
Using the magic whip, he tames a wild colt and sets off on a heroic journey in search of the maiden.
Crossing a lake, the horse gives a sudden jerk and Luisin goes into the lake in a sudden dive.
Within the lake, a mermaid proposes a journey and kindly offers to be his guide.
After exhausting effort, swimming with all his might, he arrives at Neptune's kingdom of illusion, trembling.
Guided by the siren, Luisin, bold and brave, to slay the dragon, takes Neptune's trident.
Luisin prepares to fight with the trident in his hand. The dwarf's niece watches him hopefully.
After a fierce battle, he kills the monstrous dragon, allowing the princess to rejoice in her freedom.
With the gnome's blessing, the two set sail, their hearts united, bound for a new home.
End
References
⌃  Back to citationMarionetarium. 2026. The Nieto Brothers. Marionetarium Herta Frankel Museum. Accessed Feb 18, 2026.