Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve union gate-like form with spiked grate

gate-like form with spiked grate and terrific variety of leaves along the top edge

they were made by Blumberg Co

In this work

and have included a 1912 advertisement showing this same roll in photos

Held in the hands of the lady at left

Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve union gate-like form with spiked grateThis is not antique, but it is a very fine quality vintage French taleidoscope a taleidscope is like a kaleidoscope but with an open ended view; rather than holding colorful bits inside, whatever one points it at is transformed into kaleidoscopic pattern. Which is really much more exciting! Brushed steel I believe, brass and glass, with substantial weight, very sturdy and built to last. And housed in a lovely and sturdy and very French feeling lidded