"THE PROMETHEUS POCKET GLOBE
1 3/8" x 1 3/8" x 1 1/4", and the globe itself is 5/8" in diameter
Pocket globes came into fashion in Georgian England and remained popular until the mid-nineteenth century. They were the executive toys of their era, being three inches, or thereabouts, in diameter, and surrounded by a fitted shagreen case. They also came in cardboard or papier mache boxes. These cases were often lined with star charts or other information. Joseph Moxon, credited with bring pocket globes to England in 1673, is thought to have gotten the idea from the Blaeus, in Holland. The National Maritime Museum, in the UK, has a spectacular collection."
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3 comments:
Holy pocket globes, Cal! You've been nominated for an award at The Glass Walking-Stick! Check it out...
Thanks so much Brother. I totally appreciate the shout-out.
It's funny because I saw someone on the antique roadshow a few months back who had one of those. I loved it and went scouring the internet to see if any company had realized it would be a cool product to make now. A resounding no is all I found. Never found one for less than several hundred dollars.
Where were you when I was looking pre-Christmas?
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