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Brewster's Kaleidoscope in Case with Accessories, by Beilby, Bristol, Mid 19th Century

Inventory Number 76530


Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased from Dr. Reginald S. Clay in 1944.
Primary inscriptions
'BEILBY BRISTOL / [Royal Coat of Arms] Dr. Brewsters Kaleidoscope / By permission of the Patentee'
Object type
Kaleidoscope
Inventory No
76530
Accession Number
1944-1/part

Description

Large copper alloy parlour-type kaleidoscope with tripod, five object chambers one fitted in the kaleidoscope and four loose, two glass discs (one clear and one opaque), and coloured silks in a fitted wooden box.