Total Lunar Eclipse from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy, c.1876 mid-century educational toy when viewed from the underside

when viewed from the underside

or to use daily around the house

In perfect condition

I have seen images of orange canisters just like these topped with highly stylized pointy lids ending in exaggerated bulbous tips

including for the fact that it would be useful for everything from mixing to scraping

Total Lunar Eclipse from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy, c.1876 mid-century educational toy when viewed from the undersideThis spectacularly gorgeous image portrays a total lunar eclipse which occurred June, 1863. It is an antique book page from a volume of Zeitschrift fr populre Astronomi (Journal of Popular Astronomy) published by Lith Anst, Graz, c. 1876. The image itself was created by Ernest Matthey Guenet, who I have found some mentions of but not much about. I know very little about astronomy, and lunar phenomenon specifically, but I could stare at this all day