Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope moveable artillery and perfect gift for an

and perfect gift for an emerging Francophile

1840 miniature portrait painting really does it for me

The existence of this one makes me purely happy

The lock-shaped mount to which it is attached seems to me a subtle pun on the “safe” in match safe

Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope moveable artillery and perfect gift for anI'll never pass by a chromotrope if I can help it optical magic of the purest sort. And this one is of a smaller scale than one typically sees, which makes it feel extra special to me. Bright and crisp color, with the optical effect produced by the rotation of one glass slide while the other remains static when one turns the handle. Lovely. 5 1 2" l including handle x 2" t x 7 16" d. Very good antique condition, handle turns smoothly.