General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD (PINE?) BASE WITH LEAD INSERTION/ WOOD FRAME & SPHERES/ BRASS WIRE FITTINGS/ PAPER LABEL & EARTH GLOBE COVERING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

50.0 cm

Width

22.7 cm

Height

35.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Astronomy

Category

Demonstration & teaching equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HELIOTERRA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Canada

AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF A TEACHING TOOL MADE IN CANADA

Function

A TEACHING AID USED TO DEMONSTRATE THE MOTIONS OF VENUS/MERCURY & RELATED PHENOMENA SUCH AS TRANSITS. ROTATING THE EARTH/MOON ARM RESULTS IN THE MOON ORBITING THE EARTH WITH APPROPRIATE AXIAL ROTATIONS.

Technical

THE ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE MADE BY THIS COMPANY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABEL ATTACHED TO UNDERSIDE OF BASE READS 'THE EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING CO./ LIMITED/ 36 SHUTER STREET TORONTO' WITH TYPED 'Patented December 1896/ THE HELIOTERRA COMPANY/ TORONTO'/BLACK LETTERING ON LABELS & ON EARTH GLODE, INCLUDING ON GLOBE 'G. Thomas/ PARIS'

Missing

From CA of 09/23/1997 by Carrie Misener: No - Complete

Finish

WOOD STAINED BROWN & VARNISHED/ GOLD PAINTED SUN/ MULTICOLOURED PAPER/ BRASS COLOURED METAL

Decoration

N/A