ANDREWS TELLURIAN CIRCA 1872
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Andrews, A.H. & Co. Andrews Eight Inch Terrestrial globe with the latest discoveries and Oceanic currents. A.H. Andrews & Co. Chicago, Ill. c1872. Dull paper gores over plaster. Without time dial. Mounted as a tellurium. Oceans finished in pea green with isothermal lines, ecliptic, ocean currents and elliptical analemma. Mounted on end of nickel plated gear case arm from metal post protruding from a chromed dome cover above a heavy iron twelve sided base. Base decorated with seasons scale and figures of the zodiac in colors, minor flaking and losses. Gear train still functions. Serrated metal sun figure sits atop center post and has a metal rod protruding through it holding a black and white painted orb. A complex movable apparatus fits around the earth globe with two fixed semicircles and a third that pivots in the 90 degree range between the other two. A movable chromed pointer with incised gradients pivots from the north pole and reaches the equator. Africa shows mid-19th Century boundaries; Dakota Territory not yet divided; Pre-Yellowstone Park. Orb with minor flaking at equator; otherwise good example of scarce size. Complete American telluria of this vintage are rare. I.D.#08779.
Andrews, A.H. & Co. Andrews Eight Inch Terrestrial globe with the latest discoveries and Oceanic currents. A.H. Andrews & Co. Chicago, Ill. c1872. Dull paper gores over plaster. Without time dial. Mounted as a tellurium. Oceans finished in pea green with isothermal lines, ecliptic, ocean currents and elliptical analemma. Mounted on end of nickel plated gear case arm from metal post protruding from a chromed dome cover above a heavy iron twelve sided base. Base decorated with seasons scale and figures of the zodiac in colors, minor flaking and losses. Gear train still functions. Serrated metal sun figure sits atop center post and has a metal rod protruding through it holding a black and white painted orb. A complex movable apparatus fits around the earth globe with two fixed semicircles and a third that pivots in the 90 degree range between the other two. A movable chromed pointer with incised gradients pivots from the north pole and reaches the equator. Africa shows mid-19th Century boundaries; Dakota Territory not yet divided; Pre-Yellowstone Park. Orb with minor flaking at equator; otherwise good example of scarce size. Complete American telluria of this vintage are rare. I.D.#08779.