Large Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope “Kaleidoscope” herb faucher inuit carving ) and the whole thing

) and the whole thing is just the right amount of weird to make it a perfect sculpture with infinite interesting possibilities for display and grouping with other things

Overall dimensions: 8 1/8" t x 7" in diameter

I personally would treat it as a found sculpture and hang it straight on the wall

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Large Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope “Kaleidoscope” herb faucher inuit carving ) and the whole thingIve had a couple of these antique magic lantern chromotropes in the shop over time, and will always grab them when I come across them as I think theyre wonderful, magical feeling things, with the crank rotating the two painted glass slides in opposite directions to produce optical effects. Inventive analog wonder! This is larger than the size one typically sees, with a brass turn handle, and I believe it is a fairly early one, maybe 3rd rather than