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86/60 Orrery and stand, for use in a library, brass/wood, France, 1846-1899
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Object statement
Orrery and stand, for use in a library, brass/wood, France, 1846-1899
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Blue file states the place of manufacture as France.

The planets include Pluto which was discovered in 1930. This may or may not have been a later addition.
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Description
Orrery and stand, for use in a library, brass/wood, France, 1846-1899
(-1) Orrery mechanism
(-2) Metal winding rod with turned wooden handle
(-3) Wooden stand

Made: France; 1846 - 1899
Marks
No makers' marks visible.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
86/60
Production date
1846 - 1899

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1986

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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{{cite web |url=http://from.ph/66998 |title=86/60 Orrery and stand, for use in a library, brass/wood, France, 1846-1899 |author=Powerhouse Museum |accessdate=19 June 2013 |publisher=Powerhouse Museum, Australia}}


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