Globe Curiosities and Islamic Globes
A CLARKE AND CO, pattern thread terrestrial globe, diameter 3 inches (75mm), overall height 4 inches (103mm), the globe covered with a set of 12 coloured lithographed gores over a turned wooden base, the globe divided at the equator, the interior to contain a reel or ball of thread or cotton, the globe mounted by a metal pin onto an ebonised wooden stand.
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A CLARKE AND CO, pattern thread terrestrial globe, diameter 3 inches (75mm), overall height 4 inches (103mm), the globe covered with a set of 12 coloured lithographed gores over a turned wooden base, the globe divided at the equator, the interior to contain a reel or ball of thread or cotton, the globe mounted by a metal pin onto an ebonised wooden stand.