Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope moveable artillery and an old painted tin

and an old painted tin pail can deliver as much of it  as

and just minor signs of wear

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

1840 miniature portrait painting really does it for me

The existence of this one makes me purely happy

Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope moveable artillery and an old painted tinI'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.