Telescopic pocket kaleidoscope. Black japanned body over brass casing and comes within a cylindrical black tube box. The kaleidoscopecan be separated into several sections. It consists of a removable magnifying lens which can be used as a teleidoscope for exploring the external environment as pattern. It contains an object cell with glass chips, lampworked glass offcuts and gems which can be unscrewed and removed for other objects to be placed inside.

Item number 69316
Category Optical Toy
Type Kaleidoscope
Language English
Country of origin England
UK
Related people David Brewster

Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection