1993.9.1

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ID Number

1993.9.1

Category

T&E For Science & Technology

Sub-category

astronomical T&E

Item Name

planetarium

Maker

Laing Planetarium Co.

Date

1900

Materials

WOOD, UNKNOWN METAL, UNKNOWN

Measurements

overall: 35cmx25cmx34cm

Description

(.01) nailed together; ornamental carrying handle; hook closure (.02) base with zodiacal signs; upright on base; has Mercury orbiting the Sun; projecting arm has moon rotating the Earth; sun is painted gold; moon is painted black and white; Mercury is painted black with white lines; Earth is painted blue and yellow. See also: 962.97

History

Belonged to Dr. Grace E. Marshall and Helen A. Iler (great aunts of the donor) who then passed it along to the donor. Grace and Helen were private tutors in Rochester, N.Y. They were born in this area, probably at Iler Beach just east of Colchester. They lived in a home at Iler Beach not far from what is now known as Park Homestead, but was known at the time as the Fox home. The donor says that there used to be a very old pear tree on the property where Helen and Grace lived. The house has since been demolished, although the pear tree may still be there. They also spent time in Ridgetown. Both Grace and Helen went to McMaster University, and Grace went on to Harvard and there, the donor thinks, obtained a doctorate (probably one of the first women to do so at Harvard). The planetarium was used to teach the Earth's position in relation to the sun and moon. Laing's Planetarium patented Laing Planetarium Co. Detroit, Mich, USA.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Children / Enfants subject

Colchester (Ont.) place

Education / Éducation subject

Fox home place

Iler, Helen person

Marshall, Grace person

Park Homestead place

Schools / Écoles subject