Kittinger/W. & A.K. Johnston
18-Inch Floor Globe
London: c. 1930
Mahogany four-legged Duncan Phyfe style stand
46 inches high
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Johnston 18-Inch Floor Globe
London: c. 1930
London: c. 1930
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The 18 inch globe in metal meridian, the horizon with engraved paper calendar and zodiac, raised on a mahogany Duncan Phyfe style stand with turned and reeded central standard, on four downswept reeded legs, ending in brass animal paw casters.
The globe made up of two sets of twelve gores, the equatorial graduated in degrees in both directions, hours and minutes, the ecliptic graduated in days and showing symbols for the houses of the Zodiac, the Greenwich meridan and ecquinoctial colure graduated in degrees, the oceans with an analemma, submarine telegraph cables and ocean currents indicated, the continents finely detailed, with nation states colored in shades of yellow, orange and green.
W. & A.K. Johnston was among the most important figures in the production of globes in the late 19th century and early 20th century. This globe was made by Johnston for Kittinger, one of the leading American furniture makers of the 20th century. The stand is unusually high quality for a floor globe of this period. For more information about W. & A.K. Johnston see our Guide to Globe Makers.
Circular Overlabel: 18 INCH/ TERRESTRIAL GLOBE/ Kittinger Company/ INCORPORATED/ Manufacturers/ 1893 Elmwood Ave., BUFLALO, N.Y,/ Additional Legend: PRINTED BY W. & A.K. JOHNSTON LTD./ EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND/ Copyright