| Collection |
APH Collection |
| Credit line |
APH Collection, 2005.29 |
| Date |
ca. 1990 |
| Description |
Molded relief globe is a hollow plastic vacuum-formed tabletop model with an conical aluminum base with bar that holds axis of earth at correct angle; landmasses, longitude and latitude lines are raised; 1/8-inch rim marks equator; water areas are painted blue; landmasses are painted yellow with a textured paint; mountains tinted brown; elevations are exaggerated in relation to horizontal distances; time zone plate at top. |
| Dimensions |
H-14.5 W-12 D-12.5 Dia-12 inches |
| Year Range from |
1986 |
| Inscription text |
G.F.C. Co. |
| Year range to |
1994 |
| Made |
American Printing House for the Blind |
| Material |
Plastic, aluminum |
| Makers mark |
Manufactured by AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND Louisville, Ky. [sticker] |
| Object ID |
2005.29 |
| Object Name |
Globe |
| Place of Origin |
Louisville, KY |
| Provenance/History |
APH began manufacturing 30" globes in 1954 and 12" globes in 1959. Originally, the tabletop globes rested in a wooden cradle stand. In 1986, the aluminum stand appears in the catalog for the first time. By 1994, the 12" globe had been redesigned as a standard political globe covered with a tactile clear plastic overlay. "G.F.C." on the north pole stands for the George F. Cram Company, a major map and globe supplier in Chicago. The plastic parts of this globe were manufactured, painted, and assembled at APH. The aluminum parts were purchased from the Cram Company. Cram made its first raised relief globe in 1960, according to their website. This model was found in Tony Grantz' Business Development office at APH, in a storage area that he inherited when he moved into the office. |
| Search Terms |
George F. Cram Company |
| Subjects |
Globes for the blind and visually handicapped.
Tactile graphics. |
| Title |
Geophysical Globe |
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