TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Cram. c1940.
Cram's Unrivaled Terrestrial Globe - 12 Inch - Made by The George F. Cram Co. Indianapolis, Indiana. Near Antarctica: Unrivaled Terrestrial globe - 12 Inch - . . . Copyright The George F. Cram Company Indianapolis, Indiana Made in U. S. A. A 12" diameter, fiber and paper globe on a turned wooden base. Oceans are colored light blue-green.

Apparently circa 1940. Show the pre-war configuration of Europe. Show East Prussia, divided between Russia and Poland 1945. Shows Palestine, not Israel (established in 1948). Does not show Pakistan, established in 1947. Shows the capital of Korea as "Keijo", the Japanese name for Seoul. Korea was under Japanese rule 1910-1945. Shows Taiwan as belonging to Japan. Taiwan was ceded to Japan in 1895 and returned to China at the end of World War II.

The George F. Cram Company is still one of the nation's leading publishers and manufacturers of maps, atlases and globes. The Company traces its roots to 1867 when Rufus Blanchard took his 25 year-old nephew George F. Cram into business with him in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to that Blanchard had prospered through the sale of globes, maps, and books. Cram had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The company, which took the name Blanchard & Cram, sold maps and atlases. Cram took full control of the firm in 1869, renamed it George F. Cram, and moved it to Chicago. The great Chicago fire of 1871 destroyed that business; however, Cram re-established the company as the Cram Map Depot. By 1875, the Cram Map Depot had begun publishing a wide range of atlases which were the core business of the company through World War I and the 1920s. The popular "Unrivaled Atlas of the World" was printed continuously from the 1880’s to 1952.

At age 79 in 1921, Cram sold his company to one of his largest customers, E.A. Peterson. Peterson merged it with his own business, the National Map Company, and moved the business to Indianapolis, Indiana. Peterson changed the firm's name to The George F. Cram Company in 1928, the year in which Cram died. It was not until the early 1930s that Cram began making globes. These were made for both the home and school markets and came in a range of sizes from 8" to 16" in diameter. The product line included "Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globes", featuring a choice of sizes and styles of mountings. The company also produced a series called "Cram's Unrivaled Terrestrial Globes" (this globe is one of that series), as well as lighted globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Replogle. c1940.
10 Inch Standard Globe Made By Replogle Globes Chicago, Ill. Clear Accurate Up-To-Date. Stamped under base: Federal 2054 P-107. 10" diameter fiber globe on brass plated base. Fixed, full meridian. Small chip in North Atlantic Ocean. Tiny losses at Equator. Shows steamship routes in blue and air routes in red.

Does not show Pakistan, established in 1947. Does not show Israel, established 1948. Does not show North and South Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Replogle Globes was founded by Luther Replogle in the 1920's. As a school supply salesman, he took a special interest in globes, believing he could successfully market them to a broader audience. When he wasn't making sales calls for a school supply company, he spent his time in the Weber Costello plant, watching globe-makers at work, paying particular attention as they pasted hand-cut map gores to molded hemispheres. Luther, along with his wife, Elizabeth, began assembling globes in their Chicago apartment. The company grew to become the world’s largest manufacturer of globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE BANK. J. Chien & Co. c1940.
J. Chien & Co. Made in U. S. A. (on shield). A 4" diameter tin globe. Underside of base is painted red with "19" in a small black circle. A few small dents and rust spots. Oceans blue. Base ochre with simulated grain and words: "Globe Bank".

Shows "Belgian Congo" (1908-1960), Chinese Republic (1912-1949), British Somaliland (1898-1960), and Persia (officially renamed Iran in 1935). Pakistan is not shown (established 1947).

The Chein Company began in New York City in 1903 as a metal-stamping operation run by Julius Chein. The company produced small tin prizes for Cracker Jack boxes and other small toys for five and dime stores. A friend with the American Can Company convinced the toy maker to lithograph designs on metal instead of painting them. American Can did the litho work for them until 1907, when Chein opened his own plant in Harrison, New Jersey. Among other things, Chein manufactured coin banks which were sold mainly through the Woolworth chain stores.

Mrs. Chein inherited the company after her husband's death in a riding accident in 1926 and turned the reins over to her brother, Samuel Hoffman. Hoffman had worked for Chein earlier when he was younger, but had left the Chein Company to start his own competing toy company, Mohawk Toys. The Chein Company flourished for decades under his direction producing some of its most popular toys. After World War II, two problems contributed to difficulties for the Chein Company. One was the onset of small foreign toys, giving the company its first real competition; the other was Hoffman’s refusal to turn to plastics. He didn't believe in the viability of plastics as a material.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Replogle. c1948.
Replogle 10 Inch Precision Globe. Copyright by Replogle Globes, Inc. Chicago, Ill. Designed and edited by Gustav Brueckmann, Cartographer 10" diameter fiber globe on tin base.

Does not show Pakistan, established in 1947. Shows Israel, established 1948. Shows Indo-China, by 1955 split into North and South Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia.

Replogle Globes was founded by Luther Replogle in the 1920's. As a school supply salesman, he took a special interest in globes, believing he could successfully market them to a broader audience. When he wasn't making sales calls for a school supply company, he spent his time in the Weber Costello plant, watching globe-makers at work, paying particular attention as they pasted hand-cut map gores to molded hemispheres. Luther, along with his wife, Elizabeth, began assembling globes in their Chicago apartment. The company grew to become the world’s largest manufacturer of globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Replogle. c1948.
Replogle 10 Inch Precision Globe. Copyright by Replogle Globes, Inc. Chicago, Ill. Designed and edited by Gustav Brueckmann, Cartographer 10" diameter paper-mache globe on a tin base.

Does not show Pakistan, established in 1947. Shows Israel, established 1948. Shows Indo-China, split into North and South Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia, in 1955.

Replogle Globes was founded by Luther Replogle in the 1920's. As a school supply salesman, he took a special interest in globes, believing he could successfully market them to a broader audience. When he wasn't making sales calls for a school supply company, he spent his time in the Weber Costello plant, watching globe-makers at work, paying particular attention as they pasted hand-cut map gores to molded hemispheres. Luther, along with his wife, Elizabeth, began assembling globes in their Chicago apartment. The company grew to become the world’s largest manufacturer of globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Ohio Art Co. c1948.
Made in U. S. A. The Ohio Art Co. Bryan, Ohio. Kermit Bishop Cartographer. 6" diameter. Brightly colored tin globe. Tin base shows months, signs of the zodiac, and seasons.

Does not show Pakistan, established 1947, but shows Israel, established May 15, 1948.

Henry Simon Winzeler founded The Ohio Art Company in 1908 in Archibald, Ohio as a maker and seller of oval metal picture frames. In 1915 the company relocated to Bryan, Ohio, where it built a new plant and also added lithography equipment. In 1917 Ohio Art began making lithographed metal toys such as windmills, sand pails, toy cars, wagons, circus trains, spinning tops, drum sets and tea sets that would be mainstays throughout the 20th century. Globes were to appear later, but were just a small part of this multimillion dollar company. The Ohio Art Company is best known for its classic drawing toy, the Etch A Sketch, introduced in 1960.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Cram. c1950.
Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globe - 12 Inch - Made by The George F. Cram Co. Indianapolis Indiana. No. 3. Copyright The George F. Cram Company. Indianapolis, Indiana. Made in U.S.A. 12 inch diameter globe on tin base with blue stripe. Oceans colored blue. Includes booklet: "Cram's Globe Facts with Question and Answer Quiz".

Shows French West Africa, broken up in 1960. Shows Indochina, broken up in 1954.

The George F. Cram Company is still one of the nation's leading publishers and manufacturers of maps, atlases and globes. The Company traces its roots to 1867 when Rufus Blanchard took his 25 year-old nephew George F. Cram into business with him in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to that Blanchard had prospered through the sale of globes, maps, and books. Cram had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The company of the uncle and nephew, which sold maps and atlases, was named Blanchard & Cram. Cram took full control of the firm in 1869, renamed it George F. Cram, and moved it to Chicago. The great Chicago fire of 1871 destroyed that business; however, Cram re-established the company as the Cram Map Depot. By 1875, the Cram Map Depot had begun publishing a wide range of atlases which were the core business of the company through World War I and the 1920s. The popular "Unrivaled Atlas of the World "was printed continuously from the 1880’s to 1952.

At age 79 in 1921, Cram sold his company to one of his largest customers, E.A. Peterson. Peterson merged it with his own business, the National Map Company, and moved the business to Indianapolis, Indiana. Peterson changed the firm's name to The George F. Cram Company in 1928, the year in which Cram died. It was not until the early 1930s that Cram began making globes. These were made for both the home and school markets and came in a range of sizes from 8" to 16" in diameter. The product line included "Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globes", featuring a choice of sizes and styles of mountings. This globe is one of that popular line. The company also produced a series called "Cram's Unrivaled Terrestrial Globes" as well as lighted globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE BANK. Ohio Art Co. c1950.
Made in U. S. A. The Ohio Art Co. Bryan, Ohio. D-174. Logo: The Ohio Art Co. Bryan, Ohio. Made in Ohio U.S.A. A 6" diameter, brightly colored tin globe bank. The tin base shows airline company logos.

Shows Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, renamed Republic of Sudan in 1956. Shows Indo China (separated 1954). Shows Korea as one nation. Shows Israel (est. 1948).

Henry Simon Winzeler founded The Ohio Art Company in 1908 in Archibald, Ohio as a maker and seller of oval metal picture frames. In 1915 the company relocated to Bryan, Ohio, where it built a new plant and also added lithography equipment. In 1917 Ohio Art began making lithographed metal toys such as windmills, sand pails, toy cars, wagons, circus trains, spinning tops, drum sets and tea sets that would be mainstays throughout the 20th century. Globes were to appear later, but were just a small part of this multimillion dollar company. The Ohio Art Company is best known for its classic drawing toy, the Etch A Sketch, introduced in 1960.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Cram. c1952.
Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globe - 12 Inch - Made by The George F. Cram Co. Indianapolis Indiana. No. 3. Copyright The George F. Cram Company. Indianapolis, Indiana. Made in U.S.A. 12 inch diameter globe on tin base with blue stripe. Oceans colored blue. Scuff mark in South Atlantic Ocean.

Shows French West Africa, broken up in 1960. Shows Indochina, broken up in 1954. Shows Korea with a single capital, "Seoul (Keijo)". Keijo was the Japanese name for Seoul (1910-1945).

The George F. Cram Company is still one of the nation's leading publishers and manufacturers of maps, atlases and globes. The Company traces its roots to 1867 when Rufus Blanchard took his 25 year-old nephew George F. Cram into business with him in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to that Blanchard had prospered through the sale of globes, maps, and books. Cram had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The company of the uncle and nephew, which sold maps and atlases, was named Blanchard & Cram. Cram took full control of the firm in 1869, renamed it George F. Cram, and moved it to Chicago. The great Chicago fire of 1871 destroyed that business; however, Cram re-established the company as the Cram Map Depot. By 1875, the Cram Map Depot had begun publishing a wide range of atlases which were the core business of the company through World War I and the 1920s. The popular "Unrivaled Atlas of the World" was printed continuously from the 1880’s to 1952.

At age 79 in 1921, Cram sold his company to one of his largest customers, E.A. Peterson. Peterson merged it with his own business, the National Map Company, and moved the business to Indianapolis, Indiana. Peterson changed the firm's name to The George F. Cram Company in 1928, the year in which Cram died. It was not until the early 1930s that Cram began making globes. These were made for both the home and school markets and came in a range of sizes from 8" to 16" in diameter. The product line included "Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globes", featuring a choice of sizes and styles of mountings. This globe is from that popular line. The company also produced a series called "Cram's Unrivaled Terrestrial Globes", as well as lighted globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Ohio Art Co. c1958.
Logo: The Ohio Art Co. Bryan, Ohio. Made in Ohio U.S.A. Near Antarctica: Made in U. S. A. The Ohio Art Co. Bryan, Ohio. D-174. 9" diameter. Brightly colored tin globe. Two large dents not affecting painted surface; otherwise like new.

The globe shows airline mileages between major cities. The tin base shows signs of the Zodiac.

Shows Israel, established 1948. Shows Viet Nam divided (1954). Shows Korea divided (1945). Shows Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, renamed Republic of Sudan in 1956. Shows French West Africa, dissolved in 1960.

Henry Simon Winzeler founded The Ohio Art Company in 1908 in Archibald, Ohio as a maker and seller of oval metal picture frames. In 1915 the company relocated to Bryan, Ohio, where it built a new plant and also added lithography equipment. In 1917 Ohio Art began making lithographed metal toys such as windmills, sand pails, toy cars, wagons, circus trains, spinning tops, drum sets and tea sets that would be mainstays throughout the 20th century. Globes were to appear later, but were just a small part of this multimillion dollar company. The Ohio Art Company is best known for its classic drawing toy, the Etch A Sketch, introduced in 1960.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Replogle. c1960.
Replogle 12 Inch Precision Globe. Copyright by Replogle Globes, Inc. Chicago, Ill. Designed and edited by Gustav Brueckmann, Cartographer 12" diameter fiber globe on tin base.

Shows Trinidad and Tobago as British possessions; they became independent in 1962. Shows British Guiana which became independent in 1966 and is now called Guyana. Shows East Pakistan (established 1947 but renamed Bangladesh in 1971). Shows Belgian Congo, renamed Zaire in 1971. Shows French West Africa, abolished in 1959.

Replogle Globes was founded by Luther Replogle in the 1920's. As a school supply salesman, he took a special interest in globes, believing he could successfully market them to a broader audience. When he wasn't making sales calls for a school supply company, he spent his time in the Weber Costello plant, watching globe-makers at work, paying particular attention as they pasted hand-cut map gores to molded hemispheres. Luther and his wife Elizabeth began assembling globes in their Chicago apartment. The company grew to become the world’s largest manufacturer of globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE BANK. Ohio Art Co. c1960.
Made in U.S.A. The Ohio Art Co. Bryan, Ohio 378A175. Logo: The Ohio Art Co. Bryan, Ohio 43506. 4-inch terrestrial tin globe. A few small dents and scratches.

Tin base with wood grain finish, missing bottom plug. Oceans and major waters are blue. Shows shipping routes and distances to major ports.

Shows Congo, Israel and Jordan. Shows East Pakistan (not Bangladesh).

Henry Simon Winzeler founded The Ohio Art Company in 1908 in Archibald, Ohio as a maker and seller of oval metal picture frames. In 1915 the company relocated to Bryan, Ohio, where it built a new plant and also added lithography equipment. In 1917 Ohio Art began making lithographed metal toys such as windmills, sand pails, toy cars, wagons, circus trains, spinning tops, drum sets and tea sets that would be mainstays throughout the 20th century. Globes were to appear later, but were just a small part of this multimillion dollar company. The Ohio Art Company is best known for its classic drawing toy, the Etch A Sketch, introduced in 1960.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. LIGHTED. Replogle. c1960.
Replogle 12 Inch Diameter Library Globe. Copyright by Replogle Globes, Inc. Chicago, Ill. Designed and edited by Gustav Brueckmann, Cartographer. 12" diameter lighted glass globe on tin base. Tiny image loss in USSR.

Shows Trinidad and Tobago as British possessions; they became independent in 1962. Shows British Guiana which became independent in 1966 and is now called Guyana. Shows East Pakistan (established 1947 but renamed Bangladesh in 1971). Shows Belgian Congo, renamed Zaire in 1971.

Replogle Globes was founded by Luther Replogle in the 1920's. As a school supply salesman, he took a special interest in globes, believing he could successfully market them to a broader audience. When he wasn't making sales calls for a school supply company, he spent his time in the Weber Costello plant, watching globe-makers at work, paying particular attention as they pasted hand-cut map gores to molded hemispheres. Luther and his wife Elizabeth began assembling globes in their Chicago apartment. Their company grew to become the world’s largest manufacturer of globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Cram. c1970.
Cram's Imperial 12 Inch World Globe. Copyright by The George F. Cram Company, Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. Below legend: No. 1-12. C768. Copyright The George F. Cram Company, Inc. Indianapolis Indiana. Made in U.S.A. 12 inch diameter globe on tin base. Oceans are colored blue and currents are shown.

Shows East Pakistan which became Bangladesh in 1971. Shows Botswana, new name for Bechuanaland, 1966.

The George F. Cram Company is still one of the nation's leading publishers and manufacturers of maps, atlases and globes. The Company traces its roots to 1867 when Rufus Blanchard took his 25 year-old nephew George F. Cram into business with him in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to that Blanchard had prospered through the sale of globes, maps, and books. Cram had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The company of the uncle and nephew, which sold maps and atlases, was named Blanchard & Cram. Cram took full control of the firm in 1869, renamed it George F. Cram, and moved it to Chicago. The great Chicago fire of 1871 destroyed that business; however, Cram re-established the company as the Cram Map Depot. By 1875, the Cram Map Depot had begun publishing a wide range of atlases which were the core business of the company through World War I and the 1920s. The popular Unrivaled Atlas of the World was printed continuously from the 1880’s to 1952.

At age 79 in 1921, Cram sold his company to one of his largest customers, E.A. Peterson. Peterson merged it with his own business, the National Map Company, and moved the business to Indianapolis, Indiana. Peterson changed the firm's name to The George F. Cram Company in 1928, the year in which Cram died. It was not until the early 1930s that Cram began making globes. These were made for both the home and school markets and came in a range of sizes from 8" to 16" in diameter. The product line included Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globes, featuring a choice of sizes and styles of mountings. The company also produced a series called Cram's Unrivaled Terrestrial Globes, as well as lighted globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Cram. c1973.
Cram's Scope-O-Sphere 12 Inch World Globe. Copyright by The George F. Cram Company, Inc. Indianapolis Ind. Near Antarctica: C75 Copyright The George F. Cram Company, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana Made in U. S. A. 12" diameter, brightly colored fiber and paper relief globe. The metal base has been repainted brass color. Tilting full meridian on yoke.

Shows Khmer Republic, the name for Cambodia from 1970-75. Shows Zaire, so renamed in 1971.

The George F. Cram Company is still one of the nation's leading publishers and manufacturers of maps, atlases and globes. The Company traces its roots to 1867 when Rufus Blanchard took his 25 year-old nephew George F. Cram into business with him in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to that Blanchard had prospered through the sale of globes, maps, and books. Cram had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The company of the uncle and nephew, which sold maps and atlases, was named Blanchard & Cram. Cram took full control of the firm in 1869, renamed it George F. Cram, and moved it to Chicago. The great Chicago fire of 1871 destroyed that business; however, Cram re-established the company as the Cram Map Depot. By 1875, the Cram Map Depot was publishing a wide range of atlases which were the core business of the company through World War I and the 1920s. The popular Unrivaled Atlas of the World was printed continuously from the 1880’s to 1952.

At age 79 in 1921, Cram sold his company to one of his largest customers, E.A. Peterson. Peterson merged it with his own business, the National Map Company, and moved the business to Indianapolis, Indiana. Peterson changed the firm's name to The George F. Cram Company in 1928, the year in which Cram died. It was not until the early 1930s that Cram began making globes. These were made for both the home and school markets and came in a range of sizes from 8" to 16" in diameter. The product line included “Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globes”, featuring a choice of sizes and styles of mountings. The company also produced a series called “Cram's Unrivaled Terrestrial Globes”, as well as lighted globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. Cram. c1975.
9 Inch Terrestrial Globe Made by Geo. F. Cram Co., Inc. Indianapolis Indiana. No. 90 Copyright The George F. Cram Co., Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana Made in U. S. A. 9-inch diameter on brass colored base. Oceans and major waters are mustard color.

Shows distances by ship (later globes show air mileages). Shows Zaire, changed from Congo in 1971. Shows Bangladesh (1972). Shows separate North and South Vietnams and separate capitals; Viet Nam was unified in 1976.

The George F. Cram Company is still one of the nation's leading publishers and manufacturers of maps, atlases and globes. The Company traces its roots to 1867 when Rufus Blanchard took his 25 year-old nephew George F. Cram into business with him in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to that Blanchard had prospered through the sale of globes, maps, and books. Cram had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The company of the uncle and nephew, which sold maps and atlases, was named Blanchard & Cram. Cram took full control of the firm in 1869, renamed it George F. Cram, and moved it to Chicago. The great Chicago fire of 1871 destroyed that business; however, Cram re-established the company as the Cram Map Depot. By 1875, the Cram Map Depot had begun publishing a wide range of atlases which were the core business of the company through World War I and the 1920s. The popular Unrivaled Atlas of the World was printed continuously from the 1880’s to 1952.

At age 79 in 1921, Cram sold his company to one of his largest customers, E.A. Peterson. Peterson merged it with his own business, the National Map Company, and moved the business to Indianapolis, Indiana. Peterson changed the firm's name to The George F. Cram Company in 1928, the year in which Cram died. It was not until the early 1930s that Cram began making globes. These were made for both the home and school markets and came in a range of sizes from 8" to 16" in diameter. The product line included “Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globes”, featuring a choice of sizes and styles of mountings. The company also produced a series called “Cram's Unrivaled Terrestrial Globes”, as well as lighted globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. 12" WITH RELIEF. Cram. c1972.
Cram's Imperial 12 Inch World Globe. Copyright by The George F. Cram Co. Inc. Indianapolis, Ind. Below legend: No. 1-12 C72. A 12-inch diameter globe on wood base with shelf space for a book. The full meridian is supported by kneeling figures (the Greek god Atlas). Oceans are colored ochre and currents are shown. With mountains in relief.

Shows Zaire Republic (1971). Shows Ceylon, changed to Sri Lanka in 1972.

The George F. Cram Company is still one of the nation's leading publishers and manufacturers of maps, atlases and globes. The Company traces its roots to 1867 when Rufus Blanchard took his 25 year-old nephew George F. Cram into business with him in Evanston, Illinois. Prior to that Blanchard had prospered through the sale of globes, maps, and books. Cram had served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The company of the uncle and nephew, which sold maps and atlases, was named Blanchard & Cram. Cram took full control of the firm in 1869, renamed it George F. Cram, and moved it to Chicago. The great Chicago fire of 1871 destroyed that business; however, Cram re-established the company as the Cram Map Depot. By 1875, the Cram Map Depot had begun publishing a wide range of atlases which were the core business of the company through World War I and the 1920s. The popular Unrivaled Atlas of the World was printed continuously from the 1880’s to 1952.

At age 79 in 1921, Cram sold his company to one of his largest customers, E.A. Peterson. Peterson merged it with his own business, the National Map Company, and moved the business to Indianapolis, Indiana. Peterson changed the firm's name to The George F. Cram Company in 1928, the year in which Cram died. It was not until the early 1930s that Cram began making globes. These were made for both the home and school markets and came in a range of sizes from 8" to 16" in diameter. The product line included “Cram's Universal Terrestrial Globes”, featuring a choice of sizes and styles of mountings. The company also produced a series called “Cram's Unrivaled Terrestrial Globes”, as well as lighted globes.

TERRESTRIAL GLOBE. LIGHTED ON WOOD STAND. Replogle. c1968.
Replogle Comprehensive Globe. Under legend: Replogle Globes, Inc. Chicago, Ill. 12-inch diameter. The full meridian is supported by a four-leg base with stretchers. Lighted. Oceans in blue, shaded to suggest depth. Currents are shown.

Shows Israel, established 1948. Shows Botswana (1966). Precedes Zaire (1971). Shows East Pakistan, established 1947 and renamed Bangladesh in 1972.

Replogle Globes was founded by Luther Replogle in the 1920's. As a school supply salesman, he took a special interest in globes, believing he could successfully market them to a broader audience. When he wasn't making sales calls for a school supply company, he spent his time in the Weber Costello plant, watching globe-makers at work, paying particular attention as they pasted hand-cut map gores to molded hemispheres. Luther and his wife Elizabeth began assembling globes in their Chicago apartment. Their company grew to become the world’s largest manufacturer of globes.