w-a-k-johnston-for-kittinger-12-inch-terrestrial-floor-globe
Lot 7
W. & A.K. Johnston for Kittinger, 12 Inch Terrestrial Floor Globe
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1930s globe, paper gore construction, cartouche signed "Kittinger Company / Incorporated / Manufacturers / 1893 Elmwood Ave. BUFFALO N.Y." surmounted by an hour disc, with adjustable cast metal full meridian, atop a tripodal mahogany floor stand with foliate carved baluster.

36 in.

Private Collection of an Antiquarian, Charlotte, North Carolina

Railways, isothermal lines, cables and International Date Line indicated in key.

Overall good estate condition; toning to paper; stand with crack and repair to one foot; meridian with rubbing to copper finish.