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The Bush Kaleidoscope -illustrated-
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The Bush Kaleidoscope -illustrated- |
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netsky Member
since 2005-03-29
Posts 148Miami 
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The first mass-market kaleidoscope dates to the middle 1870's. CG Bush (1825-1900),an untutored genius in the diverse areas of optics, art and merchandising, transformed a costly laboratory curiosity to an affordable, $2 mass market wonder. The Bush Kaleidoscope is regarded today as the best and quintessential kaleidoscope. retrospective, 2005 Kaleidoscope by Bush, this first of brass and walnut brown pasteboard tube and case enclosing bits and mirrors to refract the facts In its window is genius view; a show that art is not mere sum but something more than of its parts; this visual poetry Victoriana when C.G. Bush designed by heart and vended hues unto the masses 1875 sales pitch Two dollars per copy! Come have a view! Colors and patterns phantasmagoric! Polychromatic as the Hottentot pope is our Mr. Bush's Kaleidoscope.   The instrument inexpensively made from cardboard tubing, walnut base and brass and glass. The object case is rotated by the spokes of the brass bezel. The angle of the tube facilitates night time viewing by candle light. The object case is contains bits of twisted and colored glass. Liquid-filled ampules animate the scenery as the air bubble within the ampule moves to find equilibrium.  The object case is rotated by the spokes of the brass bezel. Early kaleidoscopes were employed to design decorative arts such as carpet and fabric and wallpaper. The rococo figurations of the kaleidoscope were well suited to the fussy, complex decorative stylings of the Victorian age. Snapshot of made by holding the camera lens hard to the eyepiece. In real life the colors are vivid and the fluid ampules add animation to the pattern.  A web page about the pioneer instruments http://www.brewstersociety.com/2bs.html |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
What a cool colorful write! thanks for the photos, the history lesson and links, Reid. I love kaleidescopes! |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
nicely done, thanks for sharing. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
netsky Enjoyed the read. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
netsky Very interesting...enjoyed!  |
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netsky Member
since 2005-03-29
Posts 148Miami |
thanks to early and later-on commentors it's unusual for me to make a poem about a -thing- impetous came after writing a personal verse of whimsy for an internet poet screen named "kaleidazccope". I'll post that some day soon while this poem is in memory. hey- here is about a neat sort of kaleidoscope. In the other poem.. I put -myself- into -her- kaleidoscope. ha ha, yes, I did. thanks for reading. -crits of the poem are most welcome and helpful-. Feel free to point out any problems you see. Your opinions count with me. cheers, reid |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Well you just brought many a pleasant memory back to me when I used to "kaleidoscope gaze"!  I had a phenomenal passion for them and had acquired quite an impressive collection of them ~ the lower end models of course. ~ I was only a cherub back in those days! lol  Thanks for the history, info, links, and photos! May you have a kaleidoscope of colourful dreams that all come true for you!  EA |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
brought back some memories it's nice to know the history here thanks |
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