Handheld Scopes

"Cumos Universe" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Minori Yamazaki. The name "Cumos" comes from a combination of 'Cube' and 'Cosmos' and it means universe inside a box. Minori Yamazaki designed these scopes around 1980 and they can be...

"Cumos Diamond" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Minori Yamazaki. The name "Cumos" comes from a combination of 'Cube' and 'Cosmos' and it means universe inside a box. Minori Yamazaki designed these scopes around 1980 and they can be...

"Astroscopes" are wonderful handheld kaleidoscopes by Carolyn Bennett. These have acrylic bodies over zodiac-themed art paper. Each scope has a non-turning, oil-filled, side and end lit object cell, filled with colorful and glittery items in compleme…

"Samsara #4" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two clear glass over a decorative pattern sides and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampworked…

"Samsara #3" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two, clear glass over a decorative pattern sides, and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampwork…

"Samsara #2" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two, clear glass over a decorative pattern sides, and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampwork…

"Night on the Game Board" is a handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Akinori. The body is rectangular, in black stained glass with decorative soldering. The side-lit, dry-cell object chamber includes handmade lampworked glass with a black backgrou…

"Shining Bottle" is a tiny, delicate, blown glass, handheld kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Chikako Ishida. This scope is a small, genie-like bottle which contains birfringent material and tiny beads. The scope captures light, reflected from the dich…

"Arabesque in White" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Kyoko and Toru Kiribayashi. This handmade ceramic scope has a non-turning, oil-filled, side-lit object chamber with a black background, it contains handmade lampworked glass and glass beads. T…

"Rainbow Flamingo" is a fun handheld kaleidoscope by Carolyn Bennett. The body is an acrylic tube over colorful art paper featuring rainbow colors and a pink flamingo. There is a clear, non-turning, side and end lit, oil-filled object chamber that...

"Chicks Who Camp" is a fun handheld camper kaleidoscope by Sue Rioux. The scope body is made of wood, painted with colorful flowers and adorned with a lovely polymer clay Black-capped Chickadee. Scope has a turning, 3-3/4"L, oil-filled object cylinde…

"Chicks Who Camp" is a fun handheld camper kaleidoscope by Sue Rioux. The scope body is made of wood, painted with colorful flowers and adorned with a lovely polymer clay American Goldfinch. Scope has a turning, 3-3/4"L, oil-filled object cylinder...…