Optical toy with a plain wooden frame and painted glass depicting a juggler wearing a red tunic balancing on a ladder and throwing a bench. A second piece of glass is painted with black areas, which, when slid sideways, obscures part of the ladder, which then appears as a bench. There is a pin at the top and bottom of the frame. [RH [OPS Move] 28/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Optical toy with a plain wooden frame and painted glass depicting a juggler wearing a red tunic balancing on a ladder and throwing a bench. A second piece of glass is painted with black areas, which, when slid sideways, obscures part of the ladder, which then appears as a bench. There is a pin at the top and bottom of the frame. [RH [OPS Move] 28/6/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Ipswich Museum; PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1966
Date collected: By 1966
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Pigment, Material Glass, Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Glue, Process Painted, Process Carpentered, Process Nailed
Dimensions: Depth: max 9 mm, Width: max 72 mm, Length: max 125 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.1.907

Search terms: Toy and Game, Toy

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