Trippensee Planetarium

Description:

Trippensee Planetarium, Trippensee Mfg. Co., Detroit, Michigan, no. 10378, with 3-in. terrestrial globe made up of twelve gores, black- and white-painted wood moon ball, geared and chain-drive mechanism on maple arm with maker's plaque, spinning and rotating around 5-in. yellow plastic sun and circling black-and-white Venus, on turned column to stepped patinated-metal base with circular calendar, wd. 22 in.
Estimate $400-600


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