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Old World Kaleidoscope
Item #80167
Price (non-member): $45.00
Price (member): $40.50
Availability: Out of stock. This item is no longer available for purchase.
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Scottish scientist Sir David Brewster accidentally invented the kaleidoscope in 1816 while studying light polarization. With this iteration of his “beautiful form watcher” look inside this Old World Kaleidoscope and marvel at reflected patterns superimposing an old-world map. Plastic and brass-plated metal. Wooden stand. 8"l. x 2"dia.
Museum Provenance
Instruments similar to this Old World Kaleidoscope are part of our Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History, Behring Center. The Museum of American History is responsible for the collection, care and preservation of more than three million objects. The collections reflect the breadth, depth and complexity of the experiences of the American people, from social and cultural history to the history of science, medicine and technology. The museum has a numismatic collection, collections featuring ceramics, glass, textiles and costume, and political and armed forces history.
Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.
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