George F. CRAM and Co. Cram’s Unrivaled Terrestrial Globe, Indianapolis, Indiana, c.1930
George F. CRAM and Co. Cram’s Unrivaled Terrestrial Globe, Indianapolis, Indiana, c.1930
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CRAM, George F. and Co.
Cram’s Unrivaled Terrestrial Globe
The globe made up of 12 color printed lithographic globe gores. Old varnish, a few chips and scratches to the gore surface with very slight loss. Cast iron meridian circle with graticule cast in, mounted on a black painted square wooden base, probably later, slightly worn.
Indianapolis, Indiana, c.1930
Diameter 12 in.; Height 17 in.
George Cram established his geographical publishing business in Chicago around 1870, but after his death in 1928, his son moved the business to Indiana. They were a sound business mostly supplying good quality globes and atlases to the expanding US educational market during the early 20th century.