A Wonderful 19thC Mahogany Handheld Kaleidoscope sub-Antiques as in the present example

as in the present example

He did much to popularise steel pens with his patented Perryian pens

Kenrick & Sons

Whilst the work this piece would have seen could have been on the macabre side

The box is marked ‘Made by J

A Wonderful 19thC Mahogany Handheld Kaleidoscope sub-Antiques as in the present exampleOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Length: 11. 5 inches Diameter: 3. 5 inches (glass end) Of octagonal form, with eyepiece hole to one end and frosted glass to the other, the quality made five point symmetry kaleidoscope is in original condition. Instead of turning pegs, this example needs to be physically turned as a whole, using gravity to change the images; thus the attractive and useful octagonal form