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Kaleidoscopes

Scope note

Toys in which two or more mirrors at one end of a tube create, when rotated, ever-changing symmetrical patterns by reflecting bits of glass or metal contained within the tubes or other objects sighted outside the tube.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000211120

Broader Terms used

optical toys

Equivalent Terms used

kaleidoscope

Created

13yrs ago

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