Rand McNally & Company
8-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Chicago: c. 1930s
12 inches high, 11 inches diameter overall
$1,800
Rand McNally 8-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
Traditional Style Mahogany Stand
Traditional Style Mahogany Stand
A terrestrial globe within a calibrated full meridian and circular horizon band, raised on a mahogany stand with four turned columnar legs, joined by an incurved plinth, ending in bun feet. Oceans are blue, now faded to green, geographic entities are generally cream color, now faded to beige.
Rand McNally issued an 8-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 Georgian English taste.
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Oval Cartouche: RAND McNALLY/ EIGHT-INCH/ TERRESTRIAL/ GLOBE/ Copyright by Rand McNally & Company/ Chicago/ Made in U.S.A.
Condition: Globe generally very good, noting the usual toning, wear, soiling, darkening. Some scattered small patches scuffed or abraded but restored. Stand good with the usual overall aging. No paper calendar on horizon, as issued.