Handheld Scopes

"Disco" is a small musical parlor kaleidoscope by Japanese artist Hiroshi Wakabayashi. When you turn the key on the front of the scope, a tune will play and the object disc rotates beneath a 3-mirror system, creating beautiful moving imagery. The bar…

"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 complemen…

Lovely little cat-themed handheld teleidoscopes by Mr. and Mrs. Sanematsu. You will see a kaleidoscopic image of whatever you look at through these sweet little scopes. They are all looking for homes so feel free to adopt several for yourself and you…

"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…

"Samsara #1" is a lovely handheld kaleidoscope by Chikako Ishida. This rectangular scope has two, clear glass over decorative pattern sides, and two sides of textured clear glass. This scope has a dry, non-turning object cell that includes lampworked…

"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 ceramic handheld kaleidoscope by Kiribayashi.  This scope has a non-turning, fluid-filled, side-lit object chamber that has a black background and inclues lampworked glass and glass beads.  This scope has a.…