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  • Philips' Celestial Globe, circa 1935
    By George Philip & Son
    Located in London, GB
    A stylish celestial globe on a brass inclined plain mount attached to original square bakelite base and secured at the top by a brass acorn finial. By George Philip and Son; circa 1935...
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    Vintage 1930s British Globes

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  • Philips 14 Inch Globe, circa 1940
    By Philips
    Located in London, GB
    A substantial 14 inch gesso terrestrial globe by Philips of London on brass inclined plain mount attached to original turned wooden based upright with axes secured at the top by a br...
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    Vintage 1940s British Globes

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  • Pair of Philip & Son Globes, circa 1946
    By George Philip & Son
    Located in London, GB
    A wonderful set of Terrestrial and Celestial 12 inch globes by George Philip and Son. Presented on brass inclined plain mounts attached to original turned ebonized wooden bases and uprights with axes secured at the top by brass acorn finials. Unusually, the terrestrial globe has a copyright date shown under the cartouche, 1946. The celestial globe is printed in beige against a dark blue background and shows the constellations and many named stars. Solid lines connect the stars within constellations rather than illustrating them as mythological and other figures.? A cartouche is present that includes the title and maker's address. When looking at the stars from Earth the viewpoint is effectively inside a celestial sphere. The surface of a celestial globe shows the star field as a projection viewed from the outside and is therefore reversed, with the constellations appearing as their mirror images. The terrestrial globe is printed in several colours and comprises of twelve coated lithographic paper gores with polar calottes over a twelve inch card sphere. The age of the globe has been confirmed by the political borders and named cities displayed. The globe is nicely detailed and has a grid network of parallels and meridians. It shows all the continents and countries as they were at the time it was printed and also indicates all the principal steamship routes with distances in nautical miles. The globe also has a printed Analemma - a diagram showing the declination of the Sun for every day in the year and the equation of time. The Analemma therefore shows the position of the Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time, as the sun's position varies over the course of a year. A cartouche is present that includes the title and maker's address. Dimensions of each globe: 30.5 cm/12 inches (diameter) x 59 cm/23 1/4 inches (max height). George Philip, (1800–1882) was a cartographer and map publisher. He founded George Philip & Sons in 1834 in Liverpool primarily as a bookseller and stationer, but rapidly expanding to become a publisher of primarily maps, atlases and educational works. He had one son, also George (1823–1902), who was admitted to the business in 1848. George senior was born in Huntly, Aberdeenshire and by 1819 he had become assistant to the Liverpool bookseller, William Grapel before going on to start his own business. He used cartographers (such as John Bartholomew the elder, August Petermann, and William Hughes) to produce maps on copper plates. Philip then had these printed and hand-coloured by his women tinters. The business expanded rapidly and by the time he produced his county maps of 1862 he was using machine...
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    Vintage 1940s British Globes

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    Brass

  • Small Flap-over Dark Brown Leather Briefcase, circa 1950
    Located in London, GB
    A handsome English made, dark brown leather one pocket flap over briefcase with two buckled straps and central nickel plated catch. Circa 1950. Dimensions: 31 cm/12? inches (length)...
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    Vintage 1950s British Trunks and Luggage

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    Nickel

  • Chalons Steamer Trunk, circa 1915
    Located in London, GB
    A wonderful trunk by the French Grand Magasin, Chalons, of Alexandria Egypt. With brass fittings, and original interior lining and key, circa 1915. Dimens...
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    Vintage 1910s French Trunks and Luggage

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    Brass

  • Goyard Wardrobe Trunk, circa 1920
    By Goyard
    Located in London, GB
    An unusual Goyard wardrobe trunk with original chevron pattern canvas covering, brass fittings and original cotton lined interior providing hanging space. Circa 1920. The proporti...
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    Vintage 1920s French Trunks and Luggage

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    Brass

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