Professor Alexander's Botanical Vasculum - Steamed 300 watt Moss Terrarium

Description

Whilst traveling in my handcrafted time traveler, I happened upon the laboratory of Professor Alexander, a somewhat unheralded Victorian botanist. I managed to take in trade this extremely rare instrument of study used primarily in the observation of moss-like varieties contained in an controlled environment.

Actually, I happen to love almost anything to do with SteamPunk art. This is my version of this art movement brought to my bulb terrariums. In reality, terrariums where invented during the Victorian era by Dr. Nathaniel Ward, called Wardian cases. In fact, botany was one of the most popular of the nineteenth century sciences.

This is the largest of our "steamed" light bulb terrariums with a bulb measuring 3 3/4" x 7 3/4". It stands 10 1/4" tall as mounted on the SteamPunked stand made of a simulated cherrywood base, copper tubing, chemistry glass, an adjustable 4x magnifying glass and other ornate trimmings. The bulb houses a small solar powered LED bulb that lights itself when all other lights go out and throws a dreamlike shadow pattern on your walls making the perfect night light. It can also be turned on and off with the old fashioned knife switch mounted to the base.

This is packed with care and will ship via USPS Priority Mail unless requested otherwise. Our packaging is designed to avoid shifting of the terrarium's contents.

Your terrarium will need very little maintenance and just two basic elements; light and water.

Light
Indirect light in a sunny room is all that is needed. If there is enough light to cast a slight shadow or to read by, that is usually enough for your terrarium plants. They also grow beautifully beneath fluorescent light, so they’re a great way to grow plants in an office.

Water
Just a couple of drops of distilled or bottled drinking water every other month is all that is needed.

I will also include care instructions and a small gardening tool with your terrarium.


*** DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE ALLOW TWO WEEKS FOR DELIVERY. ***

Added on Nov 27, 2009

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