Accession No
6085
Brief Description
‘The Story of the Globe’ instruction booklet to accompany Replogle globes; c.1950; by Replogle Globes; Chicago, USA
Origin
Chicago; Illinois; USA
Maker
Replogle Globes Inc.
Class
ephemera; astronomy; demonstration; books
Earliest Date
1950
Latest Date
1954
Inscription Date
Material
paper
Dimensions
228mm length; 152mm width
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from a private individual via eBay on or before 07/07/2006.
Inscription
‘THE STORY
OF THE
GLOBE
AN ABSORBING EXPLANATION OF CURIOUS AND FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT THE GLOBE AND OUR WORLD, INCLUDING THE POPULAR QUESTION AND ANSWER GAME.
REPLOGLE GLOBES . CHICAGO’ [front cover]
Description Notes
‘The Story of the Globe’ instruction and information booklet to accompany Replogle globes; c.1950; by Replogle Globes; Chicago, USA
Black and white cover and illustrations; 31 pages.
Booklet contains information about: the value of a globe over a map of the earth, how to find places on the globe, explanations of latitude, longitude, day and night and the seasons. Also includes ‘Do you know...?’ a question and answer game played with the help of the globe. Has 146 questions and answers on geographic topics.
Condition good; some writing in pencil on front cover, including the name ‘Richard’
References
Events
Description
The Story of the Globe was the instruction booklet that accompanied each globe of the Earth (terrestrial globe) sold by Replogle Globes. The narrative begins by outlining the long tradition of globes and globe making in the ancient and modern periods. Also included in the booklet are instructions on how to make measurements using the globe, and a general discussion on the movements of the Earth in relation to the Sun and Moon. At the end of the guide, there is a Globe Game in the from of a quiz that helped young geographers apply their newly acquired knowledge of the Earth. The copyright of this guide is undated; however, it was likely produced for a globe c.1950. Replogle Globes was founded in the 1930s by Luther Replogle, a school supply salesman who believed that there was a wider market for globes than in school classrooms. For his first globes, Replogle used gores from English manufacturers, and after a decade of business, Replogle Globes had become an established and prolific manufacturer of school globes. The company continues to produce a variety of globes to this day.
14/01/2014
Created by: Allison Ksiazkiewicz on 14/01/2014
FM:46555
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