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1982.8.3.5

ID Number: 1982.8.3.5
Category: Communication Artifacts
Sub-category: documentary artifact
Item Name: globe
Maker: Nims, H.B. & Company
Materials: PAPER, UNKNOWN METAL, BRASS METAL, UNKNOWN WOOD, UNKNOWN
Measurements: overall: 47 cm
Description: On a cast-iron 3-footed pedestal base; base is black and brass-coloured and has a curvilinear raised design; 7cm wide horizontal wooden ring (meridian ring) around middle of globe, has zodiac symbols and months on it on paper strips pasted to the ring; brass curved arm extends vertically around entire globe; shows countries in pink, light green, beige, water in blue; names printed in black; lacquered paper globe; paper gores pasted over the sphere.
History: Evidence from the globe dates it at 1867-68. In the nineteeth century the examination of geography became common, facilitating the purchasing of desk globes for the home. The particular globe was produced by H.B. Nims and Company around 1867. The globe was considered a better educational tool as it gives a "real" interpretation of how the earth appears unlike a map.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

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Children / Enfants subject

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