Globe, Used by Edsel Ford, 1935
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Terrestrial globe
Date Made
1935
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
46.59.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Metal
Cast Iron
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 39.5 in
Diameter: 19.5 in
Inscriptions
printed in cartouche: 16 INCH / LIBRARY GLOBE / * / REPLOGLE / GLOBES INC. / CHICAGO printed below legend: MADE IN U.S.A. COPYRIGHT 1935 / REPLOGLE GLOBES, INC. printed around analemma: TABLE OF EQUATION / SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE / BETWEEN CLOCK AND SUN TIME, / ALSO THE SUN'S VERTICAL POSITION / FOR EACH DAY OF THE YEAR stamped on three prongs of hour circle: REPLOGLE / GLOBES INC. ... CHICAGO ... ILL. U.S.A.