Accession No

6617

Brief Description

inflatable pocket terrestrial globe toy, “Pneus Globo”, by Societa Italiana Globi Pneumatici, Italian, 1930 (c)

Origin

Italy; Milan

Maker

Societa Italiana Globi Pneumatici

Class

games; demonstration; cartography

Earliest Date

1923

Latest Date

1937

Inscription Date

Material

cardboard; paper (paper, tissue); rubber, metal (steel, copper(?) ?, other); cloth (linen?)

Dimensions

Box: 49mm (height) x 79mm (depth) x 172mm (width) Globe, unfolded: 134mm (height) x 80mm (depth) x 321mm (width)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased via www.fleaglass.com on or before 05/03/2015.

Inscription

Societa Italiana Globi Pneumatici

Description Notes

Inflatable pocket terrestrial globe toy, “Pneus Globo”, by Societa Italiana Globi Pneumatici, Italian, c.1930.

Italian inflatable terrestrial globe toy with rubber balloon, stand and a sheet of instructions for assembly. The globe is inoperable as the original rubber balloon from the interior has disintegrated; the object comes with a spare which is also badly decayed. This is wrapped in its original paper tissue and has been bagged as are the fragments of the other balloon. Scale 1:60,000,000. Stand comes in three parts: a base, a support and an arm, that are corroding in places. Comes in a box with labelled lid. On the bottom two names have been written in different hand: “Mario” and “Privato M. ....zione”

The instructions market the globe as an inflatable and affordable pocket globe.

Condition: Fair, complete. The box is generally quite worn. Corrosion has affected the stand and has transferred onto the paper and globe. The rubber balloons are deteriorating and are kept in a separate bag.

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