J.L. Hammett & Co., Boston, New York (seller)
G.W. Bacon & Co. Ltd., London (globe gore printer)
8-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe
[Weber Costello & Co., Chicago]: c. 1914-24
Tripod iron stand
14 inches high
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8-Inch Terrestrial Table Globe, Tripod Iron Stand
J.L. Hammett & Co., Seller, c. 1914-24
J.L. Hammett & Co., Seller, c. 1914-24
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An attractive medium-sized table globe, on a traditional cast iron cabriole leg stand, appropriate for desk or shelf display.
The terrestrial globe is surmounted by a tin hour circle, canted on an inclination arm, raised on a faux-bronzed tripod iron stand with raised foliate decoration and cabochons between the cabriole legs, ending in paw feet. Oceans are blue, geographic entities are cream-colored or faded green. Ocean currents are indicated by white or blue lines. The gores were printed by the British firm of G.W. Bacon and probably imported and manufactured into the globe by the American school supply firm Weber Costello for the seller, school supply company J.L. Hammett.
This globe shows current St. Petersburg as Petrograd, indicating a date from 1914-1924. It also shows “Turkish Empire” consistent with a date before 1924 (the Ottoman Empire was succeeded by the Republic of Turkey in 1923).
Read more about the J.L. Hammett and Weber Costello companies in our Guide to Globe Makers.
Round Cartouche (overlabel): 8-INCH GLOBE [above overlabel]/ TERRESTRIAL/ GLOBE/ J.L. HAMMETT & CO./ Boston New York
There are two reference boxes under the cartouche, containing the following text:
Top box text:
43-3. Length of a degree of Longitude along each Latitude circle.
12450. Circumference of each Latitude circle.
Distance through earth (Diameter) of each Latitude circle
The above distances are shown in English Miles
Bottom box text:
Isothermal lines for January [blue line]
Isothermal lines for July [red line]
International Date Line [thick red line]
Warm currents White/ Cold Currents Blue
COPYRIGHT G.W. BACON & CO. LTD. LONDON/ Printed in England.