Odyssey Kaleidoscope Box

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Odyssey Kaleidoscope Box

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.299

Description

A square, black cardboard box. The box has a lid that comes off the top, to reveal the inside of the box. There are colorful, circular kaleidoscope patterns decorating the box, as well as labels and information, in white text, throughout. There is a crumpled piece of plastic inside the box, that presumably used to house the kaleidoscope.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Mag-Nif, Inc.

Date made

1979

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

No 433

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On all 4 sides of lid

Transcription

ODYSSEY KALEIDOSCOPE

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label

Location

On two opposite sides of box

Transcription

WITH Fluid Motion

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label

Location

On two opposite sides of box

Transcription

Enter a new dimension of wonder and imagination. Each twist of the lens opens a new door into endless worlds of color in motion, as the optical fluids ebb and flow to create ever changing patters and designs. Odyssey Kaleidoscope: a journey of the mind... FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT, TURN FRONTAL LENS ONE-HALF REVOLUTION AND BEHOLD!

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On the bottom of box

Transcription

© 1979 MAG-NIF INC., MENTOR, OHIO 44060 / No. 433 Odyssey Kaleidoscope Printed in U.S.A.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label

Location

Top of lid

Transcription

Fluid Motion KALEIDOSCOPE

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kaleidoscope

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Packing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy, Optical

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Height

7-3/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Length

3-3/8 in

Material

Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair