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Lot 67Ф,Y

A Newton & Co finger orrery or planetarium/tellarium,
English, mid 19th century,

31 October 2017, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Newton & Co finger orrery or planetarium/tellarium, English, mid 19th century,

signed Newton & Co., 3 Fleet St London, the circular wooden table applied with models of the sun and eight planets together with associated moons, the Earth and Moon connected by string and pulleys to show the movement around the Sun, in original pine case, diameter of table 17in (43cm)

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