Atlas School Supply Company
New Peerless 12-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Chicago: c. 1909
20 inches high
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New Peerless 12-Inch Table Globe
Chicago: c. 1909
Chicago: c. 1909
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The terrestrial globe canted at an angle, raised on a Mission oak stand comprised of an angled rectangular support mortised within central rectangular standard, raised on a chamfered square base.
This globe was sold by Atlas School Supply Company, most likely imported from W. & A.K. Johnston of London and Edinburgh. For example, it has characteristic Johnston ocean currents and the standard Johnston legend under the cartouche. St. Petersburg is shown, indicating a date before 1914. For more information about the importation of Johnston globes by American firms see our Guide to Globe Makers.
Circular Cartouche Overlabel: NEW PEERLESS 12 INCH/ GLOBE/ PATENTED AUGUST 3, 1909/ COPYRIGHTED/ ATLAS SCHOOL/ SUPPLY CO./ CHICAGO.
Key under Overlabel: Isothermal lines for January and July, Important Cables, Wireless.