Terrestrial Globe Atlas, United States

Dusky globe in a thin gold hoop, with a patterned octagonal foot.

This terrestrial globe atlas in lithograph tin is from the United States, and dates to the mid 20th century. Lithographed tin globes carry their maps as a printed finish on thin metal, which is why the colors and place names are often still clear on older examples. In the photo, a small globe with a smoky, darkened surface and softly visible continents, held within a narrow gold-colored ring. The base is an eight-sided platform decorated with concentric bands in red, cream and green. It is 9 inches wide, 9 deep and 11.5 high.

The oceans darkened a bit, but its manners remain intact.