SOLD Victorian Magic Lantern Kaleidoscopic Chromotrope #2 handmade doorstop Really a very satisfying thing

Really a very satisfying thing that delivers pleasure every time you look at it

and then another "Ed" for good measure

The manner in which this piece was carved is such that she stands at an angle when viewed from the front--as pictured

and then released to let the shutter close

SOLD Victorian Magic Lantern Kaleidoscopic Chromotrope #2 handmade doorstop Really a very satisfying thingI've had a couple of these, but it's been a long time they seem to have become harder and harder to find, and more and more precious. Happily I found two on a recent trip to Pennsylvania, listed individually today. Produced by some makers of magic lantern slides, these mechanical devices were called chromotropes, producing kaleidoscopic effects via two painted glass slides, with one of them rotating when one turns the handle; low tech marvelousness! I