7 1/4″ Cast iron base, and a 3″ Globe

A highly sought after rare tellurium made by Felki & Sons in Roztoky, Prague, in the Czech Republic. A very complete example and signed on the globe.

It demonstrates the relative motion of the earth, moon and the sun.

Note, the glass globe can be replaced by a candle.

The instrument is in excellent condition. When turning the handle, a clever system of rotating gears will begin to work together to allow the moon to rotate around the earth and the earth around the sun in 360 degrees. The sun is represented as a candle or glass globe and placed in front of a reflector to shine on the earth and moon. Around the sun a paper with the zodiac is glued to a base. The globe is in very fine condition, with good detail, fine color. It is made of Papier-mache with plaster with 12 lithographed and coloured paper segments.. The instrument rests on a cast iron base, has a brass mirror and paper globes.

Catalog, SKU: 0004073