Cardboard box of a kaleidoscope with interchangeable snap-in heads to create.

2010.137.9A+

Collection:

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope circa 1940

This Kaleidoscope set is from around the 1940’s and has interchangeable snap-in heads to create various designs and patterns. Invented in 1816 by Sir David Brewster, Kaleidoscopes are optical instruments with reflecting surfaces that often have glass or other materials to reflect a pattern.