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Designoscope

Kaleidoscope
ca. 1925 (made)

Box lid for Designoscope, card covered with blue paper and colour illustration, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925

Box base for Designoscope, card covered with blue paper, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925

Designoscope, triangular tube of metal sprayed gold, mounted on a rectangular base and with a circular rotating disc covered in paper, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, metal, English, ca. 1925

Information leaflet for Designoscope, entitled 'THE DESIGNOSCOPE THE WONDER OF MODERN ART!', paper, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925

Envelope for Designoscope; brown paper with DESIGNOSCOPE COLOUR printed in red ink; contains foil, paper, material and beads; Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925

Model of the Designoscope, triangular card with mirrors and the base white card with coloured pieces, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Lid
  • Box
  • Optical Toy
  • Leaflet
  • Envelope
  • Model
TitleDesignoscope (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Box lid for Designoscope, card covered with blue paper and colour illustration, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925

Box base for Designoscope, card covered with blue paper, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925

Designoscope, triangular tube of metal sprayed gold, mounted on a rectangular base and with a circular rotating disc covered in paper, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, metal, English, ca. 1925

Information leaflet for Designoscope, entitled 'THE DESIGNOSCOPE THE WONDER OF MODERN ART!', paper, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925

Envelope for Designoscope; brown paper with DESIGNOSCOPE COLOUR printed in red ink; contains foil, paper, material and beads; Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925

Model of the Designoscope, triangular card with mirrors and the base white card with coloured pieces, Twencen Manufacturing Ltd, English, ca. 1925
Collection
Accession number
MISC.499:1-1991

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