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NEWTON & SON STRING ORRERY
st.james's house collection, lincolnwood, united states
newton & son This rare 19th century orrery has an unusual pulley system to simulate the motions of the Earth and the Moon. The wooden base is covered with printed paper that bears the calendar...
£15,997.56
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STANLEY TECHNICAL DRAWING COMPENDIUM
st.james's house collection, lincolnwood, united states
STANLEY TECHNICAL DRAWING COMPENDIUM Early 20th century drawing instruments for pencil, ink, watercolor along with wooden and celluloid rules and engineering tables.
£914.15
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TRIPPENSEE PLANETARIUM CIRCA 1890
st.james's house collection, lincolnwood, united states
The Trippensee Planetarium Circa 1890 The device was built to survive being handled by children and the gears were driven by chains. The planetarium consists of a Large brass plated sun 5.5 inches in diameter...
£6,475.20
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1890 LAING PLANETARIUM
st.james's house collection, lincolnwood, united states
The Laing Planatarium circa 1890 The planetarium wheels were constructed of wood and driven by string. An employee of The Trippensee planetarium company went into business for himself and filled the following application: LAING PLANETARIUM...
£7,617.89
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COPERNICAN ARMILLARY SPHERE
st.james's house collection, lincolnwood, united states
COPERNICAN ARMILLARY SPHERE WITH INTERNAL ORRERY EARLY 19TH CENTURY An armillary sphere based on the sky theories of Copernicus with the sun as the center point of the planets of its solar system.This model is...
£7,617.89
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ASTRONOMICAL REGULATOR BY JOHN MOORE & SONS
st.james's house collection, lincolnwood, united states
ASTRONOMICAL REGULATOR BY JOHN MOORE & SONS CLERKENWWELL , LONDON NO.13356 John Moore & Sons is recorded as working in Clerkenwell between 1801 and 1875 producing high quality public,scientific, as well as domestic clocks. Astronomical...
£9,522.36
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A GEORGE III PORTABLE ORRERY
st.james's house collection, lincolnwood, united states
A GEORGE III PORTABLE ORRERY BY W.JONES, CIRCA 1787 A NEW PORTABLE ORRERY Invented and Made by W.Jones and sold by him in Holborn, London The hand colored engraved paper dial with calendrical and zodiacal...
£106,650.42
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