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For more than 10 years Sam Sidders created hundreds of Kaleidoscopes in a large variety of styles. Even though Sam is no longer producing a large quantity of kaleidoscopes, he still maintains a modest inventory of them at his studio. There are still a couple of shops and galleries that display his work as well.
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You are invited to see Sam's Kaleidoscopes at these fine shops. Click on the nameplates for locations and information.
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Each of Sam's scopes is unique due to the differences in materials, design, etc.,
Consequently each scope is priced individually.
The kaleidoscopes pictured here are examples of Sam's different Marble scope styles.
Click on the photos for more information about each type.
Sam's wandscopes produce moving images that remind one of a Fireworks display.
They utilize plastic tubes (wands) that have colorful particles suspended in oil.
The wandscopes are made in several different styles with various mirror configurations and wand sizes.
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Double Wandscope
This is a larger version of the wand scope. It is approximately 12" long and accommodates 2 11 inch wands at the same time. It has a matching base.
(WND2/SG)
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The scopes with the designation of WND/SG are made of Stained Glass and are about 9" long. They utilize high quality, aluminized, front surface mirror systems and they use an 5/8" diameter oil wand to provide the image.
(WND/SG)
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The scopes designated WND/SG/DL are about 9" long. They have a "diamond-shaped", 4 sided body and mirror configuration. They use high quality, aluminized, front surface mirrors and a 5/8" diameter oil wand to provide the image.
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(WND/SG/DL)
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The scopes designated WND/SG/DL2 is actually 2 scopes in one! They have the same body design as the WND/SG/DL, but use a larger, 3/4 inch diameter "double-helix" wand. They offer the choice of viewing the colorful images through either a "Two-mirror" system or a "Three-mirror" system.
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Sam makes simple universal stands to be used with the following style wandscopes:
WND/SG
WND/SG/DL
WND/SG/DL2
These stands can be purchased separately. The stand provides a support for the kaleidoscope as well as storage for additional wands.
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The stands are individually constructed and although they are similar, each is unique.
Some are made of wood while others are made of steel rings and D-rings
Examples are pictured below
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(WND/SG/DL2)
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This kaleidoscope is shown with a basic metal stand and 2 extra wands.
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We will try to accommodate special order kaleidoscopes
(contact Sam to place a special order)
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