Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve antique tin figure so assume she is as

so assume she is as well

Earlyish  20th c

From the wriing on the card

with a couple of tears coming in from the edges

Beautifully Crafted Vintage French Apres La Pluie Taleidoscope in Marbled Sleeve antique tin figure so assume she is asThis 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