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Early Trippensee Planetarium Model Orrery

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Trippensee Planetarium Model Orrery: Gear and chain driven manual trippensee planetarium model. Trippensee Planetarium Company. When plugged in, the sun lights up (Bulb not included). Missing venus.

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Old Trippensee Mechanical Orrery, Planetarium, Tellurium World Globe: Ca. first half 20thC. Condition is used with surface wear throughout. Part of suns gear missing, world globe post shows a repair. The world globe paper appears complete. The spheres move as they shoul

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THE TRIPPENSEE PLANETARIUM: THE TRIPPENSEE PLANETARIUMCanadian, early 20th century, various materials. Four globes representing the sun, Mercury, Earth, and the moon, the plaque to the arm reading "The Trippensee Planetariu

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Vintage Elementary Planetarium by Trippensee: Model with chain mechanism to create the motions of the Earth, Sun, Moon and Venus simultaneously. Marked 1964 on the underside. 12 inches tall, 18 inches wide and 7 inches deep.

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1960s TRIPPENSEE PLANETARIUM vintage SAGINAW MI: Trippensee Planetarium Saginaw, MI. c.1960 Bakelite arm, metal, wood 13 inches high; 21 inches long full extended; 7.5 inch diameter base A geared tellurian by Trippensee, with a terrestrial globe rot

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Vintage TRIPPENSEE Planetarium Mechanical Earth O: Vintage TRIPPENSEE Planetarium Mechanical Earth Orbit System. Saginaw MI. Functioning gear system teaching aid.-- Dimensions: H: 14 inches: W: 22 inches ---

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Early Trippensee Planetarium Model Orrery

Item Details

Description

Trippensee Planetarium Company, Saginaw, Michigan, geared Tellurian model, manufactured by the George F. Cram Company. Consisting of painted or lithographed globes representing the Earth, Moon, and Venus affixed to metal rod arms that revolve around a central brass sphere representing the sun on a wooden arm with an inset compass, all mounted on a turned wooden pillar, set on a stepped round brass base, with a circular zodiac dial to the top, printed in black on silver. Maker's marks to earth globe. 13 3/4" H x 20" W x 7 1/2" D. Late 19th/Early 20th century.

Condition

Overall good condition with dents, overall wear to brass globe and stand. Areas of loss, largest 3", to paint. Brass tag to arm is not present. Oxidation to metal components.