Kaleidoscope
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1850 - 1859
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
238 mm (length); 290 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659942
Summary
Cylindrical metal kaleidoscope mounted on a turned wooden pedestal on a circular base (circa 1850). The cylindrical metal eye piece is mounted on a circular wooden frame to which the cylindrical kaleidoscope is fitted. At the other end is a circular piece of glass which 'houses' the coloured glass beads