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Kaleidoscope

ca. 1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylindrical kaleidoscope, plastic and tin-plated metal. The red plastic end contains coloured plastic beads. The rest of the object is tin, coloured black, with several rows of coloured shapes. At the viewing end the words 'WHSMITH kaleidoscope' are repeated four times in a slightly spiralling pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Plastic, tinplate
Brief description
kaleidoscope; WH Smith; Plastic and tin, England, ca. 1983
Physical description
Cylindrical kaleidoscope, plastic and tin-plated metal. The red plastic end contains coloured plastic beads. The rest of the object is tin, coloured black, with several rows of coloured shapes. At the viewing end the words 'WHSMITH kaleidoscope' are repeated four times in a slightly spiralling pattern.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'WHSMITH / Kaleidoscope'
Credit line
Given by Mrs. T.Z. Hudson
Object history
Given to the Museum in 1985 by Mrs. T.Z. Hudson [85/1173]
Association
Collection
Accession number
MISC.283-1985

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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