Charming Old Homemade Wooden Kaleidoscope folk art boy As documented

As documented

This hand-thown vessel is stamped on bottom and measures 5

4 3/4" x 2 5/8"

and gold trim around the edges matching the gold trim on the  embroidery

the message to his dear uncle in Grenoble: better late than never ("mieux vaut hard que jamais

Charming Old Homemade Wooden Kaleidoscope folk art boy As documentedSince finding a sweet old homemade kaleidoscope this summer, I've kept a keen eye out I find kaleidoscopes magical things, and there is something especially special, and very tender too, about someone having created that magic for themselves! Homemade ones like this have no turning parts; you just turn the whole thing to move the little bits of colored glass around inside, landing in different patterns. Not the most spectacular kaleidoscopic effects