Kaleidoscope
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass and fabric
Measurements
259 mm (length); 42 mm (width); 51 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663226
Summary
A homemade glass kaleidoscope covered with brown textured fabric (similar to bookcloth). The kaleidoscope is triangular, widening out from one end to the other. The narrow end has a clear bit of glass in the end for viewing through. The wide end has a rectangular patch of clear glass on one side to allow in light. Inside are little pieces of coloured sweet wrapper. The fabric is fraying at the edges in places and the rectangular patch of clear glass has a crack across one corner.