A Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery c.1817 antiques In going down a badger's

In going down a badger's hole

By the middle of the 1850s the band chariot and ornamental wagons were part of the circus

in 1934 with four springs

Diameter: 7

There are knocks and scuffs to the brass as you would expect but if cleaned it would come up well

A Rare Regency Period Astronomical Elton's Miniature Transparent Orrery c.1817 antiques In going down a badger'sOrigin: English Period: Regency Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1817 Height: 10 (at extremities) Width: 8. 25 (with winding handles) Depth: 3. 5 (with feet) The Case: 9. 5 x 7. 5 x 2. 75 The scarce Elton's miniature transparent Orrery, being a mechanical model of the solar system published in 1817, having the original printed paper astronomical scroll chart turning on a roller blind pierced with eight illustrations of the constellations and heavenly