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1915-1929 Globes

W. & A.K. Johnston. 12 Inch International Globe Constructed from the latest authorities. Warranted absolutely accurate. [title on label] ... Copyright by W. & A.K. Johnston Ltd. W. & A.K. Johnston. Edinburgh. c1915. 12 inch plaster orb with coated very detailed steel engraved gores, Oceans in olive green with time dial at North Pole. Ocean currents and isothermal lines emphasized but with equator, ecliptic and large analemma and undersea cables. International Date Line in red. Full ring cast iron meridian mounted in a conforming cradle raised on a bronze three leg table stand with paw feet and raised floral motifs. Cradle supports a laminated wood horizon ring with colored meridian table with months, zodiac signs, time degree scale. Mountain ranges shown with minute hachures. Petrograd shown in Russia but not yet Czechoslovakia. Huge Austro-Hungarian Empire. Some surface soiling, discoloring and small blemishes, horizon ring scale chipped with some losses but an ideal World War I period globe.  I.D.#10060.

Rand McNally & Co.'s New Twelve Inch Terrestrial globe. Chicago. 1916 Revised. Coated paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in avocado green with Ecliptic, Equinoctial Colure, Isothermal Lines and elliptical analemma. On the full mount stand of full ring firmly fixed to the patented Rand McNally tripod Gothic Revival stand with wooden horizon ring with paper scale. Stand incorporates the three globe bosses, three globes being grasped by talons and the company cipher within escuscheons. Same orb as I.D.#07286 but on the most complete mount. Once repaired and partially relacquered in southern hemisphere. I.D.#08291.

Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Twelve Inch Terrestrial globe. Chicago. 1916 Revised (actual date) ©1891. Coated paper gores over pasteboard, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in dark blue green with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, Isothermal lines, ocean currents and O-form analemma. Axis pivoting only without meridian, from offset bracket mounted on Rand, McNally gothic revival bronze tripod stand. Very few surface blemishes but two long cracks in Pacific and Asia areas. Nice Rand, McNally globe from the middle of the Great War. I.D.#07286.

Rand McNally & Co.'s New Twelve Inch Terrestrial globe. Chicago. 1916, revised (actual date). Coated paper gores over metal, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pea green with isothermal lines, ecliptic, equinoctial colure, ocean currents and elliptical analemma scale. Full mount cast iron table stand with patented Rand McNally gothic tripod base, cast full ring meridian in cradle with thumb screw adjuster to which is fixed a wooden horizon ring with lithographed month and latitude scale. Shows Petrograd in Russian, German colonies in Africa. I.D.#08773.

Johnston, W. & A. J. and A. J. Nystrom & Co. 8 Inch Terrestrial globe    by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited geographers, engravers, printers. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents.   W. & A.K. Johnston/A.J. Nystrom. Chicago. c1917. Coated paper gores printed in Edinburgh, Scotland  over plaster. Time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in avocado green with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and  Capricorn, isothermal lines and ocean currents. Cast bronze offset bracket with spindle on raised tripod base with paw feet. Petrograd shown in Russia, pre-Versailles Europe. Russia called Russian Empire. Nice condition. SOLD. I.D.#10098.

Weber Costello Co. 12 inch Terrestrial globe. C.S. Hammond & Co. New York. Copyright by W. & A.K. Johnston, Ltd. Chicago. c1917. Coated paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in dark avocado green with isothermal lines, ecliptic, Equinoctial Colure/International Date Line, ocean currents and analemma. Offset cast bracket on Weber Costello tripod stand with paw feet. Still shows Austria-Hungary in Europe, Petrograd in Russia but German colonies gone from Africa. Copper engraved gores done in Edinburgh. Interesting Great War issue showing major world railroads. Quite handsome. I.D.#08776.

Weber Costello Co. Peerless 6 inch globe. Terrestrial globe... Pat. Aug. 3, 1909 Copyrighted. Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Ill. 1918. Coated paper gores over pasteboard, without time dial. Oceans finished in pale gray with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and analemma with note. Bent wire stand without meridian. Child's individual schoolroom globe. Few surface dents in southern hemisphere, losses from horizon scale and dust soiling yet well preserved. Still shows "Congo State" which became the Belgian Congo in 1908 but now with "Petrograd" in Russia, a name first used in 1914. German colonies gone in Africa, Austria-Hungary broken up but the Versailles borders not yet shown in Europe. Interesting pre-Versailles Treaty version. I.D.#08982.

CHILD'S SCHOOL GLOBE 

Rand, McNally & Co. Rand, McNally New Six Inch Terrestrial globe. Pat Aug. 3, 1909 Copyrighted. Rand, McNally & Co. Chicago. 1919. Colored gores on coated stock over pasteboard without time dial or meridian. Oceans finished pea green, analemma scale in Pacific. Attractive title graphics. On bent wire stand fashioned to correct inclination. Detailed map surface, orb may have been available on other mounts. Post Versailles Treaty Europe with Polish Corridor and Czechoslovakia, German colonies gone from Africa, Russia is shown during the Kerensky Provisional Government period with St. Petersburg still called "Petrograd" rather than Leningrad, Baltic states still independent. Afghanistan is called "Balochistan", Indo China called "Annam". Mongolia and Manchuria are a part of "China" which was the Chinese Republic. Losses to equator scale with separating. Individual children's schoolroom globes such as this are fragile. I.D.#10044.

Anonymous. "Kitsch" Globe. untitled. Made in England. c1920. 1.6" transfer painted steel orb. Simplified map surfaces. Housing a pencil sharpener. Surface mentions Persia, Micronesia, etc. Reproduces an earlier German toy. Very good condition. I.D.#09966.

American? untitled. [Arts and Crafts copper clad hemispheres] Hand wrought half spheres, copper over plaster, each showing an art representation of the Eastern Hemisphere. Weighted, serves as bookends. American. c1920. I.D.#09919.

Anonymous. "Kitsch" Globe. German. untitled. Orb marked "Germany. c1920. 1.6" transfer painted steel orb. Very simplified map surfaces. Orb within conforming ferule made from stamped tin atop round tan finished base of the same material. Different surface from I.D.#08081 and by another manufacturer. I.D.#08126.

BOHEMIAN CARVED MUSE STAND

Felkl & Sohn, J. Zemekoule. Tiskem a nakladem vy d ali J. Jelkl a Syn. Tovarna na pomucky ucebne v Rostok ach u Prahy. J. Felkl a Syn. Roztok ach u Prahy. c1920. 12 inch earth globe, metal and plaster, coated paper gores. Time dial lacking. Oceans finished in pale green with ecliptic and extensive ocean currents. Surface text entirely in Czech emphasizing Czechoslovakia as an independent country. Shows Petrograd in Russia. Post Versailles Treaty borders. Mounted above a carved blackwood muse figure of Bohemian origin, holding a bouquet in her right hand. Base at her feet seems replaced. No meridian. Scarce newel post pedistal globe. Overall height 40 inches. I.D.#09987.

American? untitled. [Art Moderne copper clad hemispheres with a nude boy atop each] Half spheres, copper over plaster, each showing an artistic molding of two nude boys in contemplation atop a globe of the earth. Serves as bookends.  American. c1920. I.D.#10147.

American. "Kitsch" globe. Art globe bank/paperweight. 3" orb on ornate catafalque-like base. Bronzed white metal, weighted. With motto, "Conquer the world's unrest by saving and thrift. Pat. Aug. 30, 1921. American. 1921. Rare advertising bank. Handsome. I.D.#07772.

Anonymous. "Kitsch" Globe. German. untitled. Orb and base marked "Made in Germany." c1921. 1.6" transfer painted steel orb. Simplified map surface. Base red finished standing pencil sharpener, orb within conforming wire ferule. Design different from I.D.#08081. Shows prewar map but issued after World War 1. Rusted, distressed condition. I.D.#08105. SOLD.

Rand McNally & Company. Terrestrial globe 12 inch. Rand McNally & Co. Chicago. c1921. Fine private residence table globe with dull paper gores over plaster, brass time dials at both North and South Poles. Oceans tinted a bright blue green. Unusual large analemma scale in Pacific and gives currents, isothermal lines and ice flows. Without meridian but raised on a heavy modernistic style cast metal tripod stand with stylized leaf and shield design. Treaty of Versailles Europe, Chinese Republic, Italian Somaliland, etc. Unusually fine condition. I.D.#04066.  SOLD.

Rand McNally & Co. Rand McNally & Company Terrestrial globe 12 inch. Made in U.S.A. Chicago. 1922. Dull paper gores over metal, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pale blue appearing green due to lacquer. With ecliptic, Equinoctial colure ocean currents and elliptical analemma. Full mount cast iron table stand with patented Rand McNally gothic tripod base, cast bronze full ring meridian in cradle with thumbscrew adjuster. Walnut horizon ring an expert reproduction. Shows "Czecho-Slovakia", "Kingdom of the Serbs-Croats-Slovenes." Russian Empire broken up but with Petrograd still shown. Rare short-lived map surface. With cartographic error: No Slovenes but Slavs lived in Yugoslavia. I.D.#08774. SOLD.

Hammond, C. S. & Co. Philips' 12 inch terrestrial globe. C.S. Hammond & Co., N.Y. George Philip & Son, Ltd. London Geographical Institute. New York/London. 1922. Dull paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pea green with Ecliptic, nautical distances from England, major railroads and physical features of the earth. Locates Northern Equatorial Current, California Current, etc., ocean depths. Simplified surface printed in England retailed by Hammond in New York. American cast solid bronze full ring meridian raised from bronze tripod table base with paw feet. Shows Petrograd in Russia, post-Versailles Treaty boundaries in Europe. German colonies gone from Africa, Czechoslovakia shown but name abbreviated. Some joint discoloration but in remarkably clean attractive condition with a very legible surface. I.D.#09906.

Johnston, W. & A. J. and A. J. Nystrom & Co. 8 Inch Terrestrial globe. by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited geographers, engravers, printers. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents. W. & A.K. Johnston/A.J. Nystrom. Chicago. c1922. Coated paper gores printed in Edinburgh, Scotland over plaster. Time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in avocado green with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, and tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, a few nautical routes and ocean currents. Cast bronze full ring meridian in an adjustable cradle on raised tripod base with paw feet. Petrograd still shown in Russia, post-Versailles Europe. Interesting small table globe. Ideal for desk or bookcase. I.D.#07575. SOLD.

Johnston, W. & A.K. 12 inch Terrestrial globe by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited geographers, engravers and printers. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents. Chicago. c1922. Coated paper gores printed in Scotland, over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in avocado green with Equinoctial Colure/International Date Line, Ecliptic isothermal lines, ocean currents, topography and analemma. Hanging schoolroom globe with suspension bracket fixed to cast bronze full ring meridian. Cords and weight lacking, meridian repaired. Else fine, scarce globe. Shows post-Versailles Europe. I.D.#07891.

Rath, Paul. Lipsia-Erdglobus 33 cm. Paul Rath G.m.b.H. Leipzig (on label) Die Erde nach den neuesten Erforschungen und besten Quellen bearbeitet. Paul Rath. Leipzig. 1923. 13" orb without time dial. Oceans finished in parchment tan, landmasses shown in a lighter shade tan bordered in green. Shows Equator, Ecliptic and Prime Meridian only and broad bands of ocean currents. Europe shows "Tschech-Slow." and other post-Versailles borders. German colonies gone from Africa. Still shows Petersburg in the "Russische S-Reich". While the Russians changed it to Petrograd in 1914 to avoid a German-sounding name, the Germans continued to call it Petersburg. "Australien" takes in all of Polynesia. Offset steel bracket and axis spindle raised from a turned round column and turned round wooden base. Minor surface damage but an interesting globe from a period the Germans wished later to forget. I.D.#09015. SOLD.

Weber Costello Co. WC [logo] 18 Inch globe. Made by Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Ill... Printed in England... [by] G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd... Weber Costello Co. Chicago. c1920. Coated paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in light pea green with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, isothermal lines, ocean currents, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and analemma. Cast brass full ring meridian on art nouveau brazier-style floor stand with mahogany horizon ring above three conforming brackets and incurvate legs, flame motif, with round, clear marble casters. Same style ornamental floor stand as on I.D.#07337 but 18-inch size and in solid brass. Corrosion spots to upper hemisphere, horizon ring has been replaced with fine mahogany replacement. Still shows Petrograd in Russia, post-Versailles European borders. Exceedingly handsome ornamental globe intended for the mansion or top executive office. Overall 46 inches high. Weber Costello’s best of all possible worlds. I.D.#09911. SOLD.

Weber Costello Co. 12-inch globe made by Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights Illinois... G.W. Bacon & Co. London... Printed in England. Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Il. 1923. Dull paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pea green with Ecliptic, Equinoctial Colure, ocean currents, isothermal lines, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and analemma. English gores printed for Weber Costello by Bacon, London. Cast solid bronze full ring meridian in cradle with thumbscrew raised from bronze tripod table base with paw feet. Shows Petrograd in Russia, post-Versailles Treaty boundaries in Europe. German colonies gone from Africa, Czechoslovakia shown but not named. Some surface rubbing and soiling, yet a very attractive residence library globe with a legible surface. Later edition of I.D.#08853. I.D.#08989.

Nystrom, A. J. & Co. Form-a-globe (Geoplanus) Patent June 12, 1923. A.J. Nystrom & Co. Chicago. c1923. Colored lithographed globe gores with eyes either end, permitting them to be fastened together in sequence, forming a small terrestrial globe. Rare and in good condition. I.D.#09026.

SCARCE INDIVIDUAL CHILD'S SCHOOLROOM GLOBE

Weber Costello Co. Peerless 6 inch globe. Terrestrial globe Pat. Aug. 3, 1909 Copyrighted. Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Ill. c1924. Coated paper gores over pasteboard. No time dial at  North Pole. Oceans finished in light pea green. Shows equinoctial colure, ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and analemma in Pacific. On bent wire stand. Surface a bit dusty but very well preserved. Unusually fine child's student globe from the first quarter of the 20th Century. I.D.#10028. SOLD.  

Weber Costello Co. 8 inch globe Made by Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights Illinois Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights. 1925. Coated paper gores over cork, lacks time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pea green with isothermal lines, ocean currents, trade winds, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and analemma. Bronzed full mount tripod table stand with paw feet, horizon ring a modern reproduction. Length of tape stuck to surface, full ring meridian welded, cracked at South Pole. Shows Leningrad in Russia but does not yet mention U.S.S.R. Desirable small size in best mount of period. SOLD. I.D.#08959.

Weber Costello Co. New Peerless 8 inch globe. Terrestrial globe... Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, IL. 1925. Coated paper gores over pasteboard, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pale blue with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Precisely cast bronze full ring meridian on full mount table stand with turned legs and stretchers. Shows Chosen in same color as Japan. Rare reading: Leningrad (Petrograd). I.D.#08974.

English. George Philip & Son, Ltd. Philip's 9 inch Terrestrial globe Warm currents-Red. Cold currents-Blue. Principal Steamship routes with distances in nautical miles. ...4520... George Philip & Son. London. 1925. Dull paper gores over cork. Without time dial. Oceans finished in gray with International Date Line, ocean currents, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, nautical distances. Conforming brass plated ferule raised on an ebonised turned column and round turned plinth base. Slight repairs to base, bottom grommet replaced. Bottom pin screw lacking. Surface with a few small scuffs, vertical crack in Pacific Ocean area. Shows Leningrad in Russia, Palestine called Levant. British Empire in pink. Nice English home table globe with simplified political surface. I.D.#09913.

Weber Costello Co. New Peerless 8 inch globe. Terrestrial globe... Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, IL. 1925. Coated paper gores over pasteboard, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pale blue with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Simplified surface. Cast bronze full ring meridian on raised table stand with tripod claw foot legs. Shows Chosen in same color as Japan. Rare reading: Leningrad (Petrograd). I.D.#09958. SOLD.

Weber Costello Co. Peerless 6 inch globe. Terrestrial globe... (Pat. Aug. 3, 1909). Chicago Heights, IL. c1925. Uncoated gores over pasteboard. No time dial. On bent wire stand. A child's individual schoolroom globe with the map greatly simplified. Very similar to I.D.#03118 but with gores printed in Chicago. Shows Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic and analemma; unusual for so small a size. Professional restoration. Port Arthur shown as Japanese. I.D.#07315.

FULL MOUNT KITTINGER TABLE GLOBE

Johnston, W. & A. J. and A. J. Nystrom & Co.  8 Inch Terrestrial globe    [by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited geographers, engravers, printers. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents.] W. & A.K. Johnston/A.J. Nystrom. Chicago. c1925. Coated paper gores printed in Edinburgh, Scotland  over metal. Time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in avocado green with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and  Capricorn, isothermal lines and ocean currents. Cast bronze full ring meridian in cradle, full mount table stand with horizon ring and four turned legs and stretchers. Post-Versailles Europe. Russia called Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. Petrograd now called Leningrad, names include Siam, Persia, Beluchistan, Korea is part of Japanese Empire. Emphasizes the earth's physical characteristics. Title obscured with round label of the Kittinger Company Incorporated. manufacturers of fine furniture in Buffalo, N.Y. Chip with loss on horizon ring scale, otherwise in nice condition. SOLD. I.D.#10099.

FULL MOUNT KITTINGER TABLE GLOBE

Johnston, W. & A. J. for Kittinger Company. 8 Inch Terrestrial globe The coated paper globe gores were printed by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited geographers, engravers, printers, W. & A.K. Johnston/Kittinger Company. Chicago (gores printed in Edinburgh, Scotland). c1925. Edinburgh, Scotland. Hollow orb of metal or bakelite. Time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in dark green with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, isothermal lines and ocean currents. Legend shows markings for railroads, undersea cables and the International Date Line. Cast bronze full ring meridian in cradle with set screw for securing meridian; full mount table stand with horizon ring and four turned legs and stretchers. Post-Versailles Europe. Russia called Union of Socialist Soviet Republics. Petrograd now called Leningrad, names include Siam, Persia, Beluchistan, Korea is part of Japanese Empire. Emphasizes the earth's physical characteristics. Title obscured with round label of the Kittinger Company Incorporated. manufacturers of fine furniture in Buffalo, N.Y. Unusually fine, intact horizon ring scale, and globe gores. One of the finest examples of table globes from the "Roaring 20s". I.D.#10168.

Hammond, C. S. & Co. Hammond's 12 inch Terrestrial globe. --2615--Principal steamship routes with distances in nautical miles. Principal transcontinental railways. C.S. Hammond & Co. Geographical Publishers, 20 Church St. New York City. Printed in Great Britain C.S. Hammond & Co. New York/Brooklyn/Boston. c1925. Dull finish paper gores over pasteboard. Oceans finished in tan, time dial at North Pole. Nautical distances and analemma only. On a cast iron naturalistic tripod mounting with paw feet. Shows Polish Corridor in Europe, 'Leningrad (Petrograd)' in Russia, Manchuria still independent, Korea called Chosen. Some surface darkening and repairs. Residential library table globe from the mid Twenties. I.D.#08207.

 HANDSOME DOUBLE SOCKET GLOBE LAMP

Rand McNally & Company. Rand McNally eight-inch terrestrial globe. Rand McNally & Company. Chicago. c1925. Dull paper gores over bakelite, without time dial. Oceans finished in pea green with Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, nautical distances in red, International Date Line and analemma. Land masses shown in tan. Mounted within a full-mount of solid brass, bronzed, with unmarked ferules impaled with an arrow raised on a bell-form base above which is a double socket with finial of dolphins. A handsome well-constructed art moderne lamp and not the unual globe lamp intended for a child's room. Orb surface shows Leningrad, Russia (not USSR), Persia, Siam, Baluchistan, etc. Mid-1920's geography. Nice age patina. Unusual.  I.D.#09981. (have more photos if needed)

  UNUSUAL HAMMOND-BACON-WEBER COSTELLO

Weber Costello Co. Time Tested W.C. School Supplies [logo]. 8 inch globe.  Terrestrial Globe C. S. Hammond Co. New York [on label] Copyright G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. London. Printed in England.  Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Il. c1925. A Weber Costello globe, with English Bacon gores,  retailed by Hammond and charged with their title label obscuring  that of the manufacturer. Coated paper gores over cork, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pale blue with ocean currents,  isothermal lines, trade winds and analemma. The emphasis is on  weather producing factors. Offset mounted on a solid bronze three-legged Weber Costello style table stand. British Empire in  pink. Shows Leningrad in Russia. Example of cooperation in commercial cartography. Nicely preserved and handsome.  I.D.#08294. SOLD.

EARLY NOVELTY GLOBE: CARDINAL RICHELIEU & CALIF AS AN ISLAND + LIONS, TIGERS, BEARS & ELEPHANTS. OH MY!

French. Sphere Terrestre. Avec les grands derniers decouvertes selon le Planisphere universel fait par Yan Guerard, de Dieppe, par l'ordre du Cardinal Richelieu, ministre du Roi Louis XIII. La Rochelle. 1634. Paris. c1925> Interesting rather crude facsimile of the Richelieu globe, created in La Rochelle by Yan Guerard in 1634. 10 inch orb. Gores coming loose from orb with some loss of paper. On a wrought iron and carved wood mount. Interesting early novelty globe. I.D.#10091.

EXTRAORDINARY DECORATIVE BRASS BASE

Rand McNally. Rand McNally Eight-Inch Terrestrial globe printed color paper gores over plaster, then shellacked. Metal time dial at North Pole. Analemma and "railroad and steamship lines" with distances.  On unusual bronze pedestal table stand, stepped round base surmounted with fluted barrel and offset ornate pivot arm.   Orb mounted by rod from pivot and topped by day/night time dial and round brass finial.  Oceans in brownish green; land in Orangish brown.  Rand McNally & Company.  Chicago. c1925.  Political names indicate at least Mid-1920's:  Persia, Leningrad (1924), Siam Manchuria (Pre 1931, Japanese Empire includes Chosen (Korea). Substantial stand for this size globe.  Shellac uneven; couple of fingernail-size losses in blank part of Pacific; otherwise, a strikingly handsome desk globe. I.D.#10154.

Weber Costello Co. Time tested W.C. School supplies. [logo] 12 inch globe Terrestrial globe. Rand McNally & Company Chicago. Copyright G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. London. Printed in England. Chicago Heights, Il. 1926. Coated paper gores over metal, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pea green with isothermal lines, ecliptic, International Date Line, ocean currents, earth’s curvature and analemma scale. Red bronze full mount table stand with tripod legs and paw feet, cast full ring meridian with thumb screw and cradle. Attached laminated wood horizon ring with the full color date and zodiac scale copyrighted in 1898 by T.H. Costello. Shows Leningrad in Russia, Treaty of Versailles boundaries in Europe and Africa. Unusual combo of three globe firms. Very nice condition. I.D.#08775. SOLD.

American. untitled. Child's globe. "Made in U.S.A."  Transfer painted over tin. Simplified surface. Shows Leningrad in Russia.  n.p. c1926. 5" diam. orb. Oceans finished in dark olive Raised from a stepped metal base by wire rod and ferule. No time dial or meridian. Good general depiction of the continents. Text in English as intended for export. Some rubbing and surface ripples.  I.D.#10058.

Weber Costello Co. Peerless 6 inch globe. Terrestrial globe. ... (Pat. Aug. 3, 1909). Weber Costello Co. manufacturers. Chicago Heights, IL. c1926. Coated gores over pasteboard. No time dial. On bent wire stand. A child's individual schoolroom globe with the map more detailed. Very similar to I.D.#03118 but with gores printed in Chicago. Weber Costello Co. call themselves Manufacturers. Shows Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic and analemma; unusual for so small a size. Shows Leningrad in USSR. Port Arthur shown as Japanese. I.D.#10162.  SOLD.

Rand McNally & Company. Terrestrial globe 12 inch... Rand, McNally & Company. Chicago. c1926. Coated paper gores over metal and plaster orb, time dials at North and South Poles. Oceans finished in pale blue, usual Rand McNally 0-form "race track" analemma scale in Pacific. Surface shows nautical distances. Axis pivoting only without meridian, from cast ornamental offset bracket with finial mounted on a redesigned modernistic bronzed cast iron table stand with embossed cartouches and fern leaves design on curved legs. Petrograd now called Leningrad in Russia, no Japanese incursions into the Republic of China. A couple slight surface dents but in fine condition. Overall height 19 inches. I.D.#04797.

Johnston, W. & A. J. and A. J. Nystrom & Co. 12 inch Terrestrial globe by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited geographers, engravers, printers Edinburgh. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents. Chicago. W. & A.K. Johnston/A.J. Nystrom. Chicago. c1926. Dull steel engraved paper gores printed in Edinburgh, Scotland over plaster. Time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in olive green with bold International Date Line in red, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, ocean currents, and analemma. Fully mounted with cast bronze full ring meridian in an adjustable cradle on raised tripod table stand with paw feet. Includes laminated wood horizon ring with the colored lithographed scale designed and copyrighted by T.H. Costello in 1898. Leningrad shown in Russia but an independent Manchuria. Surface dust soiled and with some chip losses to horizon scale yet quite attractive. I.D.#08097. SOLD.

Johnston, W. & A. J. and A. J. Nystrom & Co. 12 inch Terrestrial globe by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited geographers, engravers, printers Edinburgh. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents. Chicago. W. & A.K. Johnston/A.J. Nystrom. Chicago. c1926. Dull steel engraved paper gores printed in Edinburgh, Scotland over plaster. Time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in olive green with bold International Date Line in red, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, ocean currents, and analemma. Fully mounted with cast bronze full ring meridian in an adjustable cradle on raised Etruscan style torchiere floor stand with four paw feet. Includes laminated wood horizon ring with the colored lithographed scale designed and copyrighted by T.H. Costello in 1898. Leningrad shown in Russia but an Manchuria still part of Chinese Republic. With some chip losses to horizon scale, minor surface blemishes, modern fasteners but on an unusual period decorator mount. I.D.#08965. SOLD.

Johnston, W. & A. J. and A. J. Nystrom & Co. 12 inch Terrestrial globe by W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited geographers, engravers, printers Edinburgh. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents. Chicago. W. & A.K. Johnston/A.J. Nystrom. Chicago. c1926. Dull steel engraved paper gores printed in Edinburgh, Scotland over plaster. Time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in light blue with bold International Date Line in red, Ecliptic, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, ocean currents, and analemma. Red and blue isothermal lines. Mounted with cast bronze full ring meridian in an adjustable cradle on raised tripod table stand with floral vines and paw feet. Leningrad shown in Russia and an independent Manchuria. Surface rubbed and spotted. Some chipping to label. Nice fine residence globe. I.D.#09007.

Weber Costello Co. 8 inch globe Made by Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights Illinois... Copyright by G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. Chicago Heights, Ill. c1926. A Weber Costello globe, with English Bacon gores. Dull paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in olive green with ocean currents, isothermal lines, trade winds and analemma. Offset mounted on a cast iron three-legged table stand, modernistic with paw feet. Shows Leningrad in Russia, Treaty of Versailles Europe. Considerable surface losses. Recoloring. Desirable size. Best seen at a distance. I.D.#09042. SOLD.

Weber Costello Co. 8 inch globe Made by Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights Illinois... Copyright by G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. Chicago Heights, Ill. c1926. A Weber Costello globe, with English Bacon gores. Dull paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in olive green with ocean currents, isothermal lines, trade winds and analemma. Cast bronze full ring meridian in cradle mounted on a bronze plated cast iron three-legged table stand, modernistic, with paw feet. Same orb as I.D.#09042 but on a nicer mount. Shows Leningrad in Russia, Treaty of Versailles Europe. Considerable surface losses. Recoloring. Desirable size. I.D.#09910. SOLD.

EXQUISITE TIFFANYESQE BRONZE BASE  

Weber Costello Co. 12-inch globe    made by Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights   Illinois. G.W. Bacon & Co. London. Printed in England   Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Il. 1926. Dull paper gores over plaster, time dial at North  Pole.  Oceans finished in pea green with Ecliptic, Equinoctial   Colure, ocean currents, isothermal lines, tropics of Cancer and   Capricorn and analemma. English gores printed for Weber Costello (by Bacon, London?) Cast solid bronze half ring meridian raised from bronze art moderne table base. Remounted top and bottom with new grommet. Shows Leningrad in Russia, post-Versailles Treaty   boundaries in Europe. German colonies gone from Africa,   Czechoslovakia shown and named. Some surface repair and fading. Later edition of I.D.#08853. MOST ATTRACTIVE BASE of this type we have encountered.  I.D.#10020.

 FULL MOUNT TABLE MODEL

W. &. A.K. Johnston for Kittinger Company. 8 inch Terrestrial Globe Kittinger Company manufacturers. Buffalo, N.Y. W. & A.K. Johnston. Edinburgh/Chicago. c1926. Dull paper gores over hollow metal orb, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pea green with bold ocean currents, Ecliptic, Equinoctial Colure, and Cast bronze full ring meridian seated within lithographed horizon scale on wooden ring raised by bronze cradle above turned walnut column above four incurvate side base with turned feet. Some surface spots and dust soiling but well cared for. Shows Leningrad in Russia and with U.S.S.R. An attractive table globe in a desirable size complete with horizon ring. I.D.#09990. SOLD.

 ATTRACTIVE SIX INCH DESK GLOBE

Weber Costello Co. Peerless 6 inch globe. Terrestrial globe.  Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Ill. 1926. Dull paper gores over bakelite.  No time dial,  simplified surface.  Oceans finished in robin egg blue, with  Ecliptic, Equinoctial Colure, and analemma.  Cast bronze full ring meridian set walnut finish wood stand with turned round base and two pencil grooves. Shows Leningrad and "U.S.S.R. Russia" but Manchuria still independent.  I.D.#08293. SOLD.

Johnston, W. & A.K. /A.J. Nystrom & Co. 12 inch Terrestrial globe by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited geographers engravers printers Edinburgh. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents, Chicago. Natural Scale 1:42,130,000... Printed by W. & A.K. Johnston Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. c1926. Suspension globe on cast bronze full ring meridian, moving suspender indicator to the north. Lacks cords, pulleys and weights. Shows Leningrad but a still independent Manchuria. Strong ocean currents but a simplified surface. Unusually good condition. I.D.#08079.

SCARCE ADVERTISING GLOBE

Cram, George F. Co. Cram's 7 inch globe.  The George F. Cram Co. Indianapolis. c1927. Rare 7 inch version of advertising globe manufactured by Cram. 7 inch orb with dull paper gores over  pasteboard, time dial at North Pole missing. Oceans tinted blue but lacquered so as to become a pea green, analemma scale in  Pacific. Few ocean distances and ecliptic. Table mount with bent steel ferule above a green tone base inset with notes about the earth and its motions. Simplified surface.   Manchuria still independent. Shows French Indo China and Siam. Versailles Treaty borders in Europe, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan in Africa. Surface abrasions and wear but very scarce odd size. "Distributed By The Circulation Department The Bellingham Herald Bellingham - Washington". Spacer at South Pole replaced. I.D.#10156.

Rand McNally 18 inch globe. Rand McNally & Company. Chicago/NY. c1927. Dull paper gores over plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pale blue with ocean depths and continents in tan. Shows equinoctial colure, ecliptic, nautical distances in red, ocean depths, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Treaty of Versailles boundaries. Massive cast iron full meridian nickel-plated. Moveable pulley at top. Lacks round iron (moon) counterweight. Normally schoolroom suspension globes that survive have been severely abused. Great dents appear where students have smashed the counter weight against the surface. While the shellacked surface here has minor peeling, the surface is very legible and intact. I.D.#09941.

 ON ORNATE SHERATON FOUR LEG FLOOR STAND

Johnston, W. & A.K. /A.J. Nystrom & Co. 12 inch Terrestrial globe  by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited geographers  engravers printers Edinburgh. A.J. Nystrom & Co. sole United States agents, Chicago. Printed in Scotland ... Printed by W. & A.K. Johnston Ltd.  Edinburgh, Scotland. c1928. Dull engraved gores over metal, Oceans finished in pea green. Floor globe on cast bronze full ring  meridian, time dial at North Pole. Shows Leningrad but a still independent  Manchuria.  Strong ocean currents and a very detailed surface. Full mount walnut stand with four curved legs with acanthus carved knees, four curved stretchers and carved central column. Color lithographed horizon ring scale. Unusually good condition. I.D.#10022. SOLD.

Hammond, C. S. & Co. Hammond's 12 inch Terrestrial globe. --3036--Principal steamship routes with distances in nautical miles. Principal transcontinental railways. Copyright patent pending. C.S. Hammond & Co. New York/Brooklyn/Boston. c1928. Dull finish paper gores over aluminum orb. Special stamped brass C.S. Hammond & Co. style time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in a dark pea green, nautical distances and analemma only. On a cast iron art mounting, green-toned patina, modernistic style, with offset bracket ending in a stylized lotus, raised on six-footed round base with recessed band of laurel leaves. Shows Polish Corridor in Europe, Leningrad in Russia, Manchuria still independent, Korea called Chosen. Some surface darkening and surface rubbing with losses. Slight roughness at equator. A later version of I.D.#04008, a good residential library table globe from the late Twenties. I.D.#06417.

untitled. [child's table globe] J. Chein & Co. Burlington, N.J. c1928. 5.5 inch transfer painted steel orb without time dial. Oceans finished in gray green, very simplified map surfaces without air distances or famous flights. Half meridian of shaped hollow tin, brown wood-grained, with hollow tin column, on round pressed tin same finished base. Korea called Chosen, no Japanese incursions into China. Earlier version of I.D.#04801 with very much simpler map surfaces. Very fine condition. Near new. I.D.#06555. SOLD.

untitled. [child's table globe]. Ohio Art Co. Bryan, Ohio. c1928. 4 inch transfer painted steel orb without time dial. Oceans finished in medium blue, very simplified map surfaces. With Eliptic and International Date Line and a few nautical distances. Conforming steel ferule on pressed tin brown-grained cabochon base. Korea called Chosen and colored same as Japan. Small dents and scratching to surface but in very good condition. I.D.#06566. SOLD.

untitled. [Child's 6" table globe.] The Ohio Art Co. [Bryan, Ohio]. c1928. Transfer painted steel orb with time dial at North Pole. Unsigned, with oceans finished in gray. Earlier edition of I.D.#04529 with transatlantic nautical distances only. Without meridian on a conforming strap steel mount. Round orange finish base with the zodiac periods, the months, the seasons and equinoxes. Manchuria not yet annexed by Japan. Some surface pitting and dents. I.D.#07786.

Rand McNally & Company. Sixteen Inch Simplified and Indexed physical-political globe... Scale 1:31,680,000 One Inch = 500 Statute Miles or 434 Nautical Miles. One Centimeter = 317 Kilometers.... Rand McNally & Company. Chicago. c1928. Coated paper gores over hollow steel, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in light blue with tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and analemma with explanatory note. Lecture platform floor stand mounting with cast iron full ring meridian and cradle raised on adjustable pipe stand on heavy round cast iron base with rollers. Patented Rand McNally mount. Emphasis is on physical features. Shows Leningrad in Russia but with Manchuria still independent. Shows British Mandate in Palestine. Discolorations at joints and some dust soiling. I.D.#08093.

Hammond, C.S. & Co. Hammond's 12 inch Terrestrial globe --- principal steamship routes with distances in nautical miles ----- principal transcontinental railways... Copyright patent pending. Brooklyn, New York, Boston. c1928. Dull finish paper gores over aluminum orb. Stamped brass C.S. Hammond style time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in dark pea green with nautical distances and analemma only. On a cast iron art mounting, green-toned patina, modernistic style, with cast iron half meridian ending in a stylized lotus, raised on a six-footed round base with a recessed band of laurel leaves. Same map surface and base as I.D.#06417 but with the beautiful half meridian. Some surface losses and restorations. Collecting Hammond globes is a hobby in itself. I.D.#08783.

Weber Costello Co. Time Tested W.C. School Supplies [logo] 18 inch globe. Made by Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights, Illinois. Printed in England... Copyright by G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd. [London]... Weber Costello Co. Chicago Heights. c1928. Dull paper gores over pasteboard dressed in plaster, time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pea green with highly detailed surface, showing ocean currents, isothermal lines for January and July, International Date Line, and very large analemma scale. Cast bronze full ring meridian raised above cast red bronze gothic revival tripod table stand with embossed vine and floral motifs, incurvate legs bosses on knees ending in paw feet. Very legible map surface that shows many place names and railroads. Shows Leningrad in Russia and Manchuria before the Japanese invasion. Shows King George V Land in Antarctica. Some restoration in Canada, Central Asia, and East Indies. A dramatic top of the line fine residence library globe envisioned for the large home or mansion or university library. I.D.#05036.

Weber Costello Co. Peerless 6 inch globe. Terrestrial globe... (Pat. Aug. 3, 1909. Copyrighted). Chicago Heights, IL. 1929. Coated gores over pasteboard. No time dial. On bent wire stand. A child's individual schoolroom globe with the map greatly simplified.  Shows Equinoctial Colure/International Date Line, Ecliptic and analemma. Port Arthur not yet Japanese. Fine condition with wire stand unrusted. In original tan pasteboard printed carton. Three of four top flaps missing, final flap loose. Very rare in this fine state of preservation. I.D.#08262.

Weber Costello Co. New Peerless 8 inch globe Terrestrial Globe. Weber Costello Co. manufacturers Chicago Heights, Ill. Pat. Aug. 3, 1908 Weber Costello Co.  Chicago Heights, Ill. c1929. Dull paper gores over pasteboard. Oceans finished in pea green. Shows in red the International Date Line. Large analemma. On bent heavy wire stand. A more heavy duty wire stand on a better quality school globe as earlier ones didn't survive in great numbers. Small dent in Indian Ocean but very well preserved. I.D.#10161.

Denoyer-Geppert Co. Cartocraft Physical-Political 16 inch globe... Edited by L.P. Denoyer... Denoyer-Geppert Co. Chicago. c1929. Dull paper gores over plaster board, later time dial at North Pole. Oceans finished in pea green with International Date Line, Ecliptic, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and large analemma. Cast bronze full ring meridian in moveable cradle mounted to adjustable lecture platform floor stand. Good physical globe without national boundaries but showing major cities. Heights of some mountains given and many oceanic "deeps". Orb damaged, but repairable, with crack in south Atlantic and surface loss in central Africa. Cradle handcrafted and rewelded. A good geographer's globe. I.D.#07545.

untitled. [child's table globe]. J. Chein & Co. Burlington, N.J. c1929. 5.5 inch transfer painted steel orb without time dial. Oceans finished in olive green. Very simplified map surfaces without air distances or famous flights. With Meridian of Greenwich, Equinoctial Colure, tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. Company logo in Pacific near Alaska. Half meridian of shaped hollow tin, yellow with brown wood-graining. On hollow tin column with round pressed tin same finish base. Korea not named, no Japanese incursions into China. Surface rusting with losses, base rust damaged. Recolored. I.D.#09004.

Cram, George F. Co. 12 Inch Terrestrial globe. Natural Scale 1=41,420882 One Inch = 653 Statute Miles. 69.17 mi. Length of a degree of longitude, shown at each 10 degrees of latitude at meridian 30 w. Spellings conform to official rulings of U.S. Dept. of Commerce Geographic Section and Permanent Committee Royal Geographical Society... Indianapolis, Ind. c1929. 12 inch hollow orb, probably bakelite, dressed in white plaster, with dull paper gores. Oceans finished in olive green, with Equinoctial Colure, Ecliptic, nautical distances in red and large analemma. An attractive home table globe retailed by Barowe, successors to Prouty, Chicago. Same mounting of axis pivoting from an offset bronzed ornamental cast metal bracket on same turned wood plinth and base. Scarce early Cram globe. I.D.#07311.

Denoyer-Geppert Co. 4" globe made by Denoyer-Geppert Co. Chicago USA Scale 2000 miles to the inch Copyright. Denoyer-Geppert Co. Chicago. ©1929. Hollow steel orb transfer painted with simplified surfaces. Oceans finished in gray green, tropics, Int. Date Line. Precision made steel semi-meridian screwed to wire and round flat metal base. Rare individual child's schoolroom instructional globe with teaching instructions in orange on black finished base, entitled "Denoyer-Geppert Co. Aids to Visual Education." Leningrad in Russia but with Manchuria still independent. I.D.#07829. SOLD.

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