Product Details
'Garnet Firefly Kaleidoplane' is a 34 year old VINTAGE, whimsical, airplane themed, handheld kaleidoscope from the "Jewels in the Air" collection by American artist, Greg Hanks. The body was created with multiple transparent red and opaque black glass panels to form a delightful stained-glass plane with silver plated soldering and it has turning ceramic drawer pulls as adorable wheels with a turning, dry, puffed glass "pod" as the object cell "propeller". The pilot's "cockpit" is a clear dichroic glass panel that catches the sun will shift colors right before your eyes. There is an apparatus attached to the top of the plane with a loop, making it easy to hang in a window and enjoy as a sculptural piece. The body houses a 3-mirror, 3-point system and the object cell contains assorted colorful glass shards and chips, brass jump-rings, glass rods, dichroic glass pieces, and other beads and bits. This scope is in PERFECT condition and creates absolutely cheerful "full-view" kaleidoscopic imagery. Measures approximately 6.5"L x 11.25"W x 6.75"T including the hanging apparatus, and the object cell is around 2.5"Diameter. Dated (7/'92), numbered (#23/200), and signed (©Greg Hanks) by the artist.
