Scarce and Special Feeling British Victorian Kaleidoscope with Treen Eyepiece vintage Haitian art At its height it was

At its height it was celebrated by some 120 communities

knit for a child (or an adult with very small hands) quite a long time ago

closes tight

with a turned blonde wood handle that is notched at the end to fit over the turned bowl

Well stuffed and not losing any of it

Scarce and Special Feeling British Victorian Kaleidoscope with Treen Eyepiece vintage Haitian art At its height it wasI'm always on the hunt for old kaleidoscopes, very happy when I find a homemade one, but this is something else, and the most beautiful I've seen a Victorian example, made in England, with this gorgeous treen (turned wood) eye piece, which feels to me like the very essence icon of kaleidoscope. The body is pasteboard, with elegant printed paper wrap, and tin around the glass end, partially wrapped in brown paper embossed with a leaf and vine pattern.