Kaleidoscope Box

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Kaleidoscope Box

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.300

Description

A rectangular, white cardboard box. The box has flaps to open it on both the bottom and top. There is one arrow-shaped hole on one side of the box, that presumably allows the kaleidoscope inside to be seen.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Edition

13/14

Notes

Made in Japan.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On the bottom flap

Transcription

U.S. PAT. / NO. RE. 26,031

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label

Location

On the top flap

Transcription

13/14

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label

Location

On one long side

Transcription

Kaleidoscope

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Label

Location

On another long side

Transcription

JAPAN

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

8 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

1-1/2 in

Material

Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Possibly goes with NU 2022.291, as the "13/14" matches that kaleidoscope.