The morning call., 1891-09-04
WHERE MANY WORLDS ARE MADE
An Aged Germans Queer Little Manu-
factory ON the BnMerY in New York.

An Aged Germans Queer Little Manu-
factory on the Bowery in New York.
Among the many curious manufactures
established on the Bowery near that wfiri-
pool of heterogeneous humanity, Chatham
square, is that of making the. geographical
spheres used. in. libraries and schools In all
parts of the euuntry. @
The business is carried on by an old Ger
man with two assistants on thethird faor
of a large building.
While on another errand l found him
4 there SURROUNDED by numbeTless spheres,
finished and in Irncess Of completion, TO-
gelher with the curious paraFherGalla with
W teh the miniature worlds are con-
stfucted. The aged proprietor happened 10
:. bs-4n 5aPotnnlunieatlEe ii mood, and he TOOK
one of the spheres, then a thin layer of
" bfte papcr. pulp That had dried upon an:
.:frlfn ball, and completed it Mbilel atched
the w6Ik. "
" The first coAditinno of the globe is that Of
whitepaper paste. formed by a mixture OF
pulp and glae. This is heated until a De-
Sired consistency. IS obtained, and then by
means OF q, curious looking instrum ert-44-a
cross between: poon and slipyei-+the paste
Is carefully applied: to;ai iron globe OF the
size q spheFaIS desired: - 49,. 81:
= This glaUe is Heated by means OF a steam;
pipe which enters it through small sper-a
ems. tlie. paste, AID. then5a sharp knife Is
pasSed around the imaginary equator and
: the tw0i1anGisphaFeS are separated and: re-
moved. = These two. halves are united at the
edges with glue, aud then the hollow sphere
is treated To- a coating OF Willie enamel ABOUT
ene-ei giith Of an inch thick. + - -.
I. ..Fhe next thing, said the German, sis
to turn the Sphere into a perfect round
. neSs;r and be placed itiu a distorted lathe
which accomplished the work in half
minute. : - *.
through tile half-completed world and an
iron rod: which projected; about aninch be,
Vonii the surface WAS inserted. and fastened
IN place. This formed the axis OF the
earth. 5als:> =.
..-.Tbeworld wns then ready to receive the.
highly cQloTed REPRESENTATIONS of the con-
.iinenfs and all oceans, The latter arc
: pTinlediIOm cQpper-pl teSlnthlS particular
establishment tby@a daughter Of tile proprie-
tor on Rim! linen paper, Numerous sizes
are made. : - - ~ -. r.
.WhrD cut out they resemble the dress
patterns of a fashionable tailoreSs more
=thanaanything e Sc. They. usually fit: better.
than tie fashionable tailoress, work, low
eyer;and without difficulty are pasted on
the globe T.. 80 II: =.
:. .. II. .one moment more" continued the
old German, '"and you viii see the whole
world Comp pleted, tile blue:divided from the
red.aud tleartd from the yellow"
While Speaking he passed the sphere to
another girl who covered. the various poT:
lions of it with transparent blr:e, red and
yellow water c0l0fs. When that had been
done: i was placed in an oven to dry and
then covered with a.iast coating of brilldnt
yarnjsh of meta l C hardness, Which would
wear for ages without scratching or losing
IFS! brightness -: 5-~..
s. now you have seen the whole opera
tion, /" concluded the maker as lie bowed me
out the do0r.@New York Herald.