Leather Kaleidoscope

This product is an optical instrument invented by David Brewster in 1816. By the following years it was very well known in all Europe. It consists of a cylinder whose interior is filled with small portions of coloured glass. The reflexion of these pieces on three flat mirrors creates endless combinations with different shapes when turning. Beauty, colour and variety have inspired artists and their creativity. This Kaleidoscope is actually a copy of the original Kaleidoscope dated in 1874 and found by Antiquus at an antique market in Prague.

The leather on the cylinder is red.

To view the changing images, turn the entire Kaleidoscope. Do not try to turn just the base.