[ANONYMOUS], [?]Germany, (c.1930)

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[ANONYMOUS], [?]Germany, (c.1930)
A 3¼-inch (8.3cm.) diameter terrestrial miniature globe made up of two coloured tin hemispheres, the oceans showing major currents, the south eastern Pacific labelled GERMANY, (printing distorted around the equator), the continents delicately coloured in green, yellow and beige, with some major cities marked (some surface discolouration and abrasions), with iron meridian half circle on tin pillar and stepped plinth base -- 6in. (15.2cm.) high

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The labelling of Ethiopia as ABBESSINIEN suggests a date prior to 1935, when it became Italian East Africa. This would aslo suggest, together with the label GERMANY in the south eastern Pacific, that this could be a German globe produced for the English-speaking market.

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