Antique Trippensee Planetarium – Old School House Educational Display of Earth and Sun Rotation

Antique Country School House science solar system display. At one time just about every old country school had one of these Trippensee planetariums in their classroom. Now, they are so hard to find. This planetarium has a wooden “arm” that still has the original brass tag that reads: THE TRIPPENSEE PLANETARIUM; PAT. U.S. MAR. 10, ’08; CANADA JULY 21, ’08; THE TRIPPENSEE MFG. CO.; DETROIT, MICH., U.S.A’. It has the brass base which has names the months, astrology signs and the seasons. It has the turned wood foot and arm which is still in the original finish. There is the globe of the world which has the original paper litho and is marked as well with the Trippensee Mfg. Co. label.  It has a wooden ball to represent the moon. Then there is the large brass ball for the sun.  It measures 14″ tall and the arm is 16 3/4″ long. Don’t miss adding this fine piece to your own antique collection.