Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve antique tin figure From the wriing on the

From the wriing on the card

and not be moved

with a couple of tears coming in from the edges

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 From the wriing on theThis 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