Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve antique tin figure It might shed a bit

It might shed a bit of rust when moved around but not a lot

From the wriing on the card

Earlyish  20th c

This faience vase was designed by Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenhagen as part of its BACA series in the 1960s

so I think perhaps these were produced during WWI as promotional give aways

Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve antique tin figure It might shed a bitThis 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