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World Globe by J. Chein & Company with Planet Base, USA, 1950s

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:80.00 EUR Estimated At:130.00 - 160.00 EUR
World Globe by J. Chein & Company with Planet Base, USA, 1950s
Lithographed tin, metal, plastic
USA, 1950s
J. Chein & Company, Burlington, N.J. (1903-1980s) – American toy manufacturer
Inscribed ‘Made in U.S.A. by J. Chein & Company, Burlington, N.J.‘
Diameter: 23 cm
Indicating capitals of countries, other capitals and cities
Scale: 1:56,000,000
Supported by a meridian ring
Dimensions: 29 cm (height with rod); 74 cm (circumfence)
Provenance: Collection Andora, Germany
This world globe depicts as a feature on an octagonal base eight planets and their distance to earth

This world globe of the American manufacturer J. Chein & Company, Burlington, NJ, is supported by a meridian ring made of white plastic. The construction is pinned down on an octagonal base. On the octagonal stand, the planets Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Pluto, Mercury, Venus and Mars are indicated with their respective distance in miles to earth. The world globe is made of lithographed tin, showing the capitals of the countries, other major cities and towns.



The globe is inscribed ‘Made in the U.S.A. by J. Chein & Company, Burlington, NJ’. The areas Europe, North Africa and the Atlantic are browned. In the northern hemisphere are two dents. In the lower area is a scratch ring from turning the globe. The dimensions are 29 cm (height with bar) and 74 cm (circumference).
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