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1979.29.9

ID Number: 1979.29.9
Category: Recreational Artifacts
Sub-category: toy
Item Name: chromotrope
Materials: WOOD, UNKNOWN METAL, BRASS GLASS
Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 3 in x 5 3/8 in
Description: Two contra-rotating, decorated, transparent glass discs, crank operation, in wood housing; to be used with magic lantern.
History: Sent from England to British Columbia to Ernest and Alice Andrews'children 1914. in 1914. The family moved to Walkerville in 1918. It was used to entertain children (no entertainment in country near Vernon, British Columbia).
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

Subjects

Andrews, Alice & Ernest person

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