Franklin globes were produced throughout the second half of the 19th century in Troy, New York \u2014 with Franklin Field of Troy, New York as globe maker \u2014 by a succession of companies under their own names: Merriam & Moore (1851-1852), Merriam Moore & Co. (1852-1858), Moore & Nims (1858-1868), H.B. Nims & Co. (1869-1885), Nims & Knight (1886-1889\/92), and again H.B. Nims & Co. (1890\/92-1896). The globes were variously available in the six, ten, twelve, sixteen, and thirty-inch diameters, with a variety of bases, generally in cast iron or wood and often reflecting the prevailing Victorian decorative arts style of the period. Models were made for both school and home parlor or library use. Collectively Franklin with its successors was one of the leading American globe makers of the 19th century in terms of quality, number and diversity of globes, and longevity of production.<\/p>\n
Oval Cartouche on Celestial Globe:\u00a0 A\/ New Six inch\/ CELESTIAL GLOBE,\/ Reduced from the\/ latest authorities of the\/ Astronomical\/ ASSOCIATION LONDON\/ BY\/ MERRIAM & MOORE\/ STATIONERS\/ TROY N.Y.\/ 1852<\/p>\n
References:<\/p>\n
Dekker, Elly and van der Krogt, Peter. Globes from the Western World. London: Zwemmer, 1993. p. 135-36, 140.<\/p>\n
Warner, Deborah Jean. \u201cThe Geography of Heaven and Earth.\u201d Rittenhouse Journal of the American Scientific Instrument Enterprise, 1987. Vol. 2, Nos. 2 & 3, pp. 63-64, 88-89.<\/p>\n
Yonge, Ena L. A Catalogue of Early Globes, Library Series No. 6. American Geographical Society,1968. p. 53<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n6-Inch Celestial Table Globe<\/strong>
\nMerriam & Moore, Troy, New York: 1852
\nCast iron rococo stand<\/p>\n