Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope Barre Publishers with the lovely blue paper

with the lovely blue paper cover wrap dating to that year as well

she essentially shimmies a bit in a seductive sort of come hither

I'm not sure that I've ever seen an unpainted Oaxacan folk art alebrije animal before--usually they are quite brightly painted--but this looks to be an old one and I think much more expressive for its unpainted

perfectly softened with age and wear

Lovely Smaller Sized Antique Magic Lantern Chromotrope Barre Publishers with the lovely blue paperI'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.