EARLY 20TH CENTURY JOHNSTON GLOBE ON STAND
Early 20th century cradle mount globe by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh, as shown on cartouche, showing international boundaries, railways, and submarine cables, dated from 1926 to 1929, showing Russia as the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and the city of Istanbul listed as Constantinople, on casters and brass fittings and rising on carved mahogany legs to an iron full meridian, globe spins.
Approximate dimensions: h. 39", w. at base. 20.5", circumference 58.5"
Condition Report: Some wear and scuffing to brass and wood; globe still rotates correctly, some scuffing on globe with scratches from use with minimal loss.
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Early 20th century cradle mount globe by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh, as shown on cartouche, showing international boundaries, railways, and submarine cables, dated from 1926 to 1929, showing Russia as the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics and the city of Istanbul listed as Constantinople, on casters and brass fittings and rising on carved mahogany legs to an iron full meridian, globe spins.
Approximate dimensions: h. 39", w. at base. 20.5", circumference 58.5"
Condition Report: Some wear and scuffing to brass and wood; globe still rotates correctly, some scuffing on globe with scratches from use with minimal loss.
