Terrestrial Globe with Months, Seasons, and Zodiacs on Base

Green and blue globe with a thin golden arc and a grain-printed octagon beneath.

This lithograph tin terrestrial globe with months, seasons and zodiacs on the base is from the United States. Globes of the mid twentieth century were often sold as learning aids, with a calendar ring on the base linking the months to the seasons and the zodiac signs. Close up, a globe in pale green, blue and yellow showing Africa and the Indian Ocean, held by a thin golden-colored arc. The octagonal base is printed in red-orange with a grained pattern and a ring of small lettering. It is 10 inches high and 7.25 in diameter.

Trimmed in print, and unfazed by the globe's own weight.