Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope moveable artillery and the losses impart an

and the losses impart an appropriate sense of this as a dug-up ancient treasure

which just cry out to me to be brought home

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 the losses impart 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.