The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-13
FINELY ENGRAVED GLOBE.
Large and Neat Piece of Work by
Chicago Matchmaker

From the Jewellers Circular.
1t is conceivable that only jeweler or
matchmaker. many phases of whose work
often require The greatest patience and
persistence, would be the person 10 under
take such task as that which George c.
Schroeder, Lincoln, H., recently compiet-
ed. This was the construction of a geo.
graphical globe TO Show perfect repre-
sanitation of the earth's surface. The di-
mansions are as follows: Diameter at
equator, 50 inches; equa torial circumfer-
ence, 10 feet; scale, one-hah an inch to the
degree. This triumph of human patience,
geographical research, and skill cost its
maker more than three years of devoted
application. 1t was, however, a Habor of
love, as Mr.. Schneider has not realized
financially fraction of his investment in
money, time and energy. He kept a care
ful record of the time spent in working ON
his globe, and his entries show a total of
5000 hours of actual work. His expendit-
ures for materials amount to $500
Not the least marvellous feature of this
curiosity is the fact that not a pen stroke
has entered into the making of its sur
face every line and letter being engraved
by hand, the materials removed by the
engrayer'S tool being replaced by dark
oil paint which makes the work clear.
Despite this sharpness of line, however,
the entries upon the globe are decipher-
able in many, and perhaps most, instances
only with the aid OF a powerful magnify
ing glass. The volume of geographical
information craven on she face of this
globe is SO great that weeks of study
would be necessary 10 gain even a meager
comprehension of it,
Turning the big sphere until the Phil
~. a.
the observer reads The record of DeWey'S
victory. This indicates how fully the
work has been brought up 10 the, present
time. It's minuteness may be but sug-
gested by the statement that the names
of more than 100000 localities are given.
The altitude of the mountain ranges and
their length and the length of the rivers
are stated in English miles, hundreds of
the principal curiosities of the world
both natural and artificial are indicated,
and a record is presented of hundreds of
notable chronological events. Every rail-
road and canal of Importance is shown.
The marine features are of special in
terest. Ocean currents, routes of oceanic
travel, the principal cable lines and the
routes followed by the great navigators
and discoveries are clearly set forth
These features are in addition TO all those
found on the most somplete ard elaborate
globes commercially manufactured. Great
attention is paid to records OF population.
Another feature of interest is a scale
showing the actual length of every degree
of longiture at each degree of latitude
from the equator to the poles. This great
1y facilitates the work of measuring dis
tances
This massive geographical globe Is
mounted on an iron frame and Is spun
over telegraph wire Upon this founda-
ton is laid a cover of composition made
principally of glue and cotton batting.
The thickness of this shell is one inch.
Over this is a half-inch of blotting paper
painted and rubbed. This stratum of shell
was buift in thin layers, each of which
received a coating of paint. Those por-
tons of the surface representing land are
in relief, having a depth of about one
eighth of an inch, and are constructed of
layers of blotlng paper, painted and rub
bed Thus constructed the shell is al
most as hard as stee!. 1t is highly pol
ished and may be washed and cleansed
with the utmost freedom. The land Sec
lions are painted in light tan; those rep
resenting water are light blue.
In his work of constituting the globe
MIR. Schreiber's only assistant was his
son. Soon c. Schroeder. and the work
stands as a monument of what can be
done by patient work.