Weber Costello/W. & A.K. Johnston
8-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Chicago Heights, Illinois/London: 1908
13 1/2 inches high
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Rare Early Weber Costello Globe
1908
1908
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The terrestrial globe surmounted by a round final and metal hour disc, canted on an angled inclination arm, raised on a standard-form Johnston tripod iron tripod base with acanthus and cabochon decoration on the cabriole legs, ending in paw feet.
This is the earliest known dated Weber Costello 8-inch globe, made with Johnston gores, copyrighted 1908. It has a Weber Costello cartouche imprinted in the gores, rather than as an overlabel.
For more information on W. & A.K. Johnston, see our Guide to Globe Makers.
Circular Cartouche: 8 Inch/ TERRESTRIAL/ GLOBE/ BY/ WEBER COSTELLO CO.,/ Manufacturers of Globes/ FOR SCHOOLS/ LIBRARIES AND HOMES,/ CHICAGO HEIGHTS,/ ILL.
Key under Cartouche: Isothermal lines for January/ Isothermal lines for July/ International Date Line
Copyright Legend under Key: COPYRIGHT 1908/ By W. & A.K. JOHNSTON, Ltd.