Kaleidoscope
ca. 1983 (made)
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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
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| 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. |
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| Production type | Mass 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] |
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| Accession number | MISC.283-1985 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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