Lot 3036
An Andrew's Lunar Tellurian
Weber Costello Co., Chicago: circa 1914-1924 16-1/2 x 21 x 12 in. (41.9 x 53.3 x 30.4 cm) height x length x diameter.
Weber Costello Co., Chicago: circa 1914-1924
26 January 2011, 13:00 EST
New YorkUS$8,000 - US$12,000
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Weber Costello Co., Chicago: circa 1914-1924
Weber Costello Co., Chicago: circa 1914-1924
[signed] on the circular cartouche which reads: 8-INCH GLOBE/ MADE BY/ WEBER/COSTELLO CO./ CHICAGO HEIGHTS/ ILLINOIS, having a terrestrial globe (which shows Petrograd for current day St. Petersburg dating it from 1914 to 1924) rotating at the end of an iron arm with raised neoclassical decoration (containing internal gearworks), and with a black-and-white painted wood representation of the moon revolving the earth; the earth set within a removable twilight ring; all revolving around a central serrated representation of the sun. The entire assembly is mounted on a round tapering standard, ending in a 12-sided base with engraved paper calendar and zodiac, each zodiac sign associated with a side of the base. When turned by hand the earth rotates, and the earth and moon revolve.
16-1/2 x 21 x 12 in. (41.9 x 53.3 x 30.4 cm) height x length x diameter.
16-1/2 x 21 x 12 in. (41.9 x 53.3 x 30.4 cm) height x length x diameter.
Footnotes
The Andrews Lunar Tellurian is a demonstration model of the movement of the earth, moon relative to each other and to the sun. It shows such phenomena as the succession of seasons, and solar and lunar eclipses. In addition to its educational objective, the tellurian is also decorative and entertaining.
Literature:
Hovey, Edward, Elements of Mathematical Geography - A Hand Book for School and Home Use in Connection with the Trippensee Planetarium, Detroit, 1911.
Gross, Howard H., Teachers' Manual For Andrews' Lunar Tellurian, A.H. Andrews & Co., Chicago, 1881 and subsequent editions.