07-16-201107-16-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
July 16, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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16-inch Gilman Joslin Library Globe

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$1,896$1,600
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2555MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 16, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

16-inch Gilman Joslin Library Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, with twelve printed gores with creme background, countries and states in salmon, green and gray tones, Analemma chart, calibrated metal meridian ring with hour circle at the top, turned wooden horizon band marked Manufactured by Gilman Joslin Corrected to Date and Improved Globe. Boston with printed calendar and signs of the zodiac, on a three-legged turned maple stand with stretchers, ht. approximately 24 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

Losses and lifting of plaster along the equator in the Atlantic Ocean, repaired damage in the United States area, lacking casters, frame in old mellow surface.

Keywords

metal meridian ring, Massachusetts, United States, Atlantic Ocean