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Trippensee Tellurian
20th Century

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Trippensee Planetarium Company
Tellurian
American: c. 1910
14 inches high; 21 inches long
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A geared tellurian comprised of a three-inch terrestrial globe spinning and revolving at the end of a maple arm, and having revolving spherical black-and-white painted wood representation of the moon, the central brass sphere representing the sun with revolving black-and-white painted wood representation of Venus, above a turned maple wooden central standard, on brass round stepped base with inset circular printed zodiac dial.

Three-inch terrestrial globe by Rand McNally. Oceans blue, Canada yellow, United States pink, Mexico green, and similar coloring throughout.

Solar and lunar eclipses, and the succession of seasons, are among the astronomical principles demonstrated on the Trippensee Planetarium. This device serves its original educational purpose by providing a working model for students to visualize the earth in the solar system, and is also decorative and entertaining.

Shield-form Cartouche on Globe: The/ Trippensee/ Mfg. Co.,/ Detroit,/ Mich.

Additional Legend on Globe: Rand, McNally & Co's/ New 3 Inch/ Terrestrial Globe/ Copyright 1891, by/ Rand McNally & Co.

Rectangular Label on Arm, Gold Type on Black Ground: THE TRIPPENSEE PLANETARIUM/ PAT. U.S. MAR. 10, '08, CANADA JULY 21, '08, / THE TRIPPENSEE MFG. CO./ DETROIT, MICH., U.S.A.

Reference:

Hovey, Edward. Elements of Mathematical Geography - A Hand Book for School and Home Use in Connection with the Trippensee Planetarium. (Detroit: 1911).