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Blackboard or 'Slate' Surface Terrestrial Globe, by George Philip & Son, London, Early 20th Century

Inventory Number 82560

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.82560

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased at auction from Christies in 2001, with the aid of a grant from the PRISM fund.
Primary inscriptions
"PHILIPS' / "SLATE" SURFACE GLOBE / (19" diameter) / George Philip and Son, Ltd. / 32 Fleet Street London, E.C.4 / Made in Great Britain." printed on globe surface.
Object type
Globe
Dimensions
Diameter: 580mm Height: 1250mm Width: 590mm Weight: 7.05kg
Inventory No
82560
Accession Number
2001-11

Description

Globe supported by mahogany pedestal frame with tripod legs. Surface of the 19-inch diameter globe is black matt metal, suitable for use with chalk as a blackboard-type surface, and has an outline world map in white. Globe frame also includes brass holder.

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