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TRIPPENSEE PLANETARIUM CO. SAGINAW, MICH

Description

Solar System Display from the Sioux Valley School used in the science department.  This is an illuminated, manual, planetarium by Trippense Mfg. Co. mounted on a metal stand.  The round plastic base is burgundy in color and has a black electrical cord coming out from underneath.  On the top of the base is a silver decal listing, months, seasons, and zodiac signs.  There is a black vertical stand that is attached to a rotating, gear-driven, horizontal arm.  The illuminated sun is directly on top of the stand.  The planet Venus, (colored in black and white), is located inches off of the sun on a small L-shaped wire.  At the end of the arm is another set of gears that hold the planet Earth.  The planet Moon, (colored in all white),  is located inches of off the Earth on a small L-shaped wire. Embedded on the horizontal arm in the middle is a small round compass.  Next to that is a small cone-shaped, vertical, handle with the company name and location imprinted on the top.