Kaleidoscope

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Kaleidoscope

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.287

Description

A cylindrical cardboard kaleidoscope. The exterior of the kaleidoscope is green, with two white unicorns with a rainbow trailing behind them decorating the sides. Both ends of the kaleidoscope are flat. The viewing end has a very small offset hole which reveals an octagonal interior, while the opposite side has a transparent piece of plastic, which uses the environment to create the patterns.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Otagiri

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

Made in Japan.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On the body, near the object mechanism end

Transcription

13/15-UP / OTAGIRI / JAPAN

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

Around the edge of each end

Transcription

JAPAN

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embossed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kaleidoscope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy, Optical

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Length

9-3/4 in

Diameter

2-3/8 in

Material

Paper, Plastic

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Bequest of Robert Sterling Groh

Owner/Agent

John Nasternak

Role

Executor of the will of Robert Sterling Groh

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Acquisition Date

Nov 23, 1985