KALEIDOSCOPES

Walt Boepple: Ernie you may need to contact the Brewster Society which is the kaleidoscope group. Brewster was the man credited with starting the kalieidscopes. Brewster Society 100 Severn Ave., Suite 605 Annapolis, MD 21403 301 365 1855 All run by a lady named Cozy Baker.

Joan Bengston: I have the book, Kaleidoscope Renaissance by Cozy Baker. It's a collection of short vignettes of artisans and their style of kaleidoscopes. It's interesting and has some great pictures. Ernie, Ed Hoy's has a lot of parts for making kaleidoscopes but I don't see oil filled wheels. They have wheel chambers for putting dry chips, and marbles and oil filled wands, etc.. There must be stained glass suppliers who sell this type of thing. I see kaleidoscopes at craft shows but haven't really examined them. From outside appearances they weren't very interesting. There's a store in Minneapolis, Davlin's that has a kaleidoscope display every year. Upcoming dates are from August 13-September 12. They have a web site: http://www.kaleido.com

Joan Bengston: A few weeks ago there was a discussion of kaleidoscopes. The web site is back up: http: //www.kaleido.com There's quite a bit of information, including a materials resources page for making your own kaleidoscopes.