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Trippensee Planetarium

Vintage Industrial Style Manually Operational Astrological Planetarium
Vintage Industrial Style Manually Operational Astrological Planetarium

Vintage Industrial Style Manually Operational Astrological Planetarium

Located in Brooklyn, NY

piece, closest to a Tellurium, Planetarium or Trippensee in categorization, though lacking (by design

Category

Vintage 1950s American Globes

Materials

Metal, Steel, Tin

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Trippensee Planetarium
Trippensee Planetarium

Trippensee Planetarium

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H 14 in W 20 in D 8 in

Trippensee Planetarium

By Trippensee Planetarium Co.

Located in Seattle, WA

This is as artistic as it is educational . When the planetarium arm moves around the sun using the

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes

Materials

Metal

Planetarium Model
Planetarium Model

Planetarium Model

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H 14 in W 19 in D 8 in

Planetarium Model

By Trippensee Planetarium Co.

Located in New York, NY

Exceptional example of early 1900's Planetarium Model. These models were early educational tools

Category

Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass, Metal

Trippensee Planetarium Company Desk Tpo Tellurian
Trippensee Planetarium Company Desk Tpo Tellurian

Trippensee Planetarium Company Desk Tpo Tellurian

By Trippensee Planetarium Co.

Located in Peekskill, NY

The Trippensee Planetarium is a demonstration model of the movement of the earth, moon and Venus

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

1964 Moderenist Trippensee Solar System Planetarium, Model SOL-100
1964 Moderenist Trippensee Solar System Planetarium, Model SOL-100

1964 Moderenist Trippensee Solar System Planetarium, Model SOL-100

By Trippensee Planetarium Co.

Located in Buffalo, NY

1964 Moderenist Trippensee solar system planetarium, model SOL-100. Amazing midcentury design

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

1950s Trippensee Planetarium
1950s Trippensee Planetarium

1950s Trippensee Planetarium

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H 14 in W 24 in D 7 in

1950s Trippensee Planetarium

Located in Peekskill, NY

The Trippensee Planetarium. Detroit, Mich.: The Trippensee Mfg. Co, c. 1959. Measures: A 13½ inch

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Plastic

Vintage Modernist Trippensee Solar System Planetarium
Vintage Modernist Trippensee Solar System Planetarium

Vintage Modernist Trippensee Solar System Planetarium

Located in Brooklyn, NY

T.N. Hubbard Scientific Co. model solar system / trippensee (circa 1960s Northbrook, IL. USA) which

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Globes

Materials

Metal

Trippensee Planetarium
Trippensee Planetarium

Trippensee Planetarium

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H 5.12 in W 11.03 in D 2.76 in

Trippensee Planetarium

Located in Seattle, WA

Made in Saginaw, Michigan, by Trippensee Planetarium Company, this model makes a great conversation

Category

Vintage 1950s American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Trippensee Planetarium Orbiter

Trippensee Planetarium Orbiter

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Classic model of the scientific instrument manufactured by a very notable company.

Category

20th Century American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Metal

Vintage Trippensee Planetarium Orrery
Vintage Trippensee Planetarium Orrery

Vintage Trippensee Planetarium Orrery

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H 13 in W 20 in D 7.5 in

Vintage Trippensee Planetarium Orrery

Located in Hudson, NY

relationships. The Trippensee brothers began making these unique planetariums in 1905 for classroom use, and

Category

20th Century American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

Trippensee Elementary Planetarium
Trippensee Elementary Planetarium

Trippensee Elementary Planetarium

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H 13 in W 22 in D 7 in

Trippensee Elementary Planetarium

Located in Montecito, CA

A vintage planetarium demonstrating the seasonal alignments of the earth, sun, moon and venus.

Category

20th Century American Globes

Materials

Metal

Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe
Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe

Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe

Located in Oakland, CA

Excellent man cave accessory. This geared tellurium features a spinning and revolving terrestrial globe, revolving spherical black-and-white representation of the moon, central plast...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Globes

Materials

Aluminum

Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe
Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe

Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe

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H 14 in W 24 in D 8.5 in

Trippensee Orrery Planetarium Globe

Located in Oakland, CA

Excellent man cave accessory. This geared tellurium features a spinning and revolving terrestrial globe, revolving spherical black-and-white representation of the moon, central plast...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Globes

Materials

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Mid-Century Modern Trippensee Planetarium Acrylic Spectrum Globe on Stand
Mid-Century Modern Trippensee Planetarium Acrylic Spectrum Globe on Stand

Mid-Century Modern Trippensee Planetarium Acrylic Spectrum Globe on Stand

By Trippensee Planetarium Co.

Located in Houston, TX

form holder and wedge shaped rectangular base, this large desktop globe manufactured by Trippensee

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Globes

Materials

Brass

Antique 1908 Trippensee Planetarium Company Orrery
Antique 1908 Trippensee Planetarium Company Orrery

Antique 1908 Trippensee Planetarium Company Orrery

Located in Nashville, TN

at its best, this Trippensee orrery is pleasing to the eye and fascinating to the inquisitive mind

Category

Early 20th Century American Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Orrery
Orrery

Orrery

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H 13.5 in Dm 24 in

Orrery

Located in Hudson, NY

The Trippensee Planetarium - dated 1908 - Detroit Michigan

Category

Early 20th Century American Globes

Original Trippensee 1960s Bakelite Planetarium Orrery

Original Trippensee 1960s Bakelite Planetarium Orrery

Located in Toronto, ON

Original 1960's Trippensee bakelite planetarium, mechanical orrery designed to simulate planetary

Category

Vintage 1960s American Desk Accessories

Materials

Bakelite

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