Rand McNally & Company
12-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Chicago: c. 1930s
16 inches high, 16 inches diameter overall
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Rand McNally 12-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Traditional Style Mahogany Stand
Traditional Style Mahogany Stand
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A terrestrial globe within a calibrated full meridian and circular horizon band with printed paper calendar and zodiac, raised on a mahogany stand with four turned columnar legs, joined by an incurved plinth, ending in rectangular feet. Oceans are blue, now faded to green, geographic entities are generally cream color, now faded to beige. Steamship and railroad lines are shown in red.
Rand McNally issued this 12-inch globe in a variety of stands, both metal and wood, in the 1930s. This example is on a traditional stand, in the 18th century English Georgian taste.
Read more about Rand McNally in our Guide to Globe Makers.
Cartouche Formed of Two Dolphins: RAND McNALLY/ 12” GLOBE/ INDEXED/ Scale […] / Steamship and Railroad lines are/ shown in red./ Copyright by/ Rand McNally & Company, Chicago/ Made in U.S.A.