Columbus Lunarium
Stock Number: 431117*g
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Dimensions
Length 65 and height of 46 cm.
Circa
1943
Maker
Columbus
Country of manufacture
Germany
Description
A Columbus Lunarium or planetarium us to show the motion and phases of the moon. The globe has a diameter of 12 cm and the following description: Columbus Schülerglobus, Columbusverlag Paul Oestergaard K.G. Berlin- Stuttgart, Massstab 1:100 mill.
These kind of globes were manufactured in the period 1919-1943. Date of this lunarium is around 1940. The brothers Peter and Paul Oestergaard have been producing globes since 1904 and opened a publishing house in 1909. Nowadays the company is led by the fifth generation.
Dimensions: Length 65 and height of 46 cm.
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Van Leest Antiques
Van Leest Antiques
Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.
As well as being an avid antique collector and dealer, Toon Van Leest is also a dentist. He believes that antiques are a stable investment, not reliant on trends or fashion, and have truly lasting value. Above all, he says, antiques are timeless and never lose their beauty.
