- Subject
- Pre-cinema & optical toys
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Negretti & Zambra
- Primary inscriptions
- "Negretti & Zambra / Opticians / To her Majesty / 1857 / 1862 / 59. Cornhill / I. Hatton Garden / 122 Regent St / London"
- Object type
- Kaleidoscope
- Dimensions
- Height: 215mm Width: 170mm Depth: 105mm Weight: 278g
- Inventory No
- 86196
Description
The Kaleidoscope consists of a wooden box with rotating artificial fabric flowers inside and copper alloy tube on top with screw thread cap with eyehole. There is a glass rectangular panel at the side to let in light which illuminates the mirrors inside that reflect the colourful rotating flowers. Negretti & Zambra label printed on the underside.
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