Kaleidoscope
ca. 1925 (made)
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Kaleidoscope, glass and card. Seen from each end, this toy is triangular in shape. The maker's label appears on the larger of the two ends. The lengths are unequal. The toy is essentially a glass structure with two glass windows, one in the smaller triangular end. It contains coloured paper shaving and lozenge-shaped pieces of card. It is covered by strips of black pass-partout, a small gold paper lozenge decorates the front.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, card, paper |
| Brief description | Triangular kaleidoscope, glass and card, Style Toys Ltd., England, ca. 1925 |
| Physical description | Kaleidoscope, glass and card. Seen from each end, this toy is triangular in shape. The maker's label appears on the larger of the two ends. The lengths are unequal. The toy is essentially a glass structure with two glass windows, one in the smaller triangular end. It contains coloured paper shaving and lozenge-shaped pieces of card. It is covered by strips of black pass-partout, a small gold paper lozenge decorates the front. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Marian Wilson |
| Object history | Given by Miss Marian Wilson in 1986 [86/729] |
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| Accession number | MISC.638-1986 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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