John Betts Collapsible Terrestrial Globe
date: label: date published
content: 1863-1880
name: label: maker
content: Betts, John
label: maker
content: Betts, John
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The New Portable Terrestrial Globe, is a collapsible globe of innovative design. It was compiled from "the latest authorities" by John Betts of 115 Strand in London. John Betts (fl. 1844-1875) was a British publisher, globe, map maker, and engraver. He worked at 7 Compton Street Brunswick Sq. from 1839-1846, and at 115 Strand after 1846 and produced educational materials. Betts was noted for patenting cloth collapsible globes that open like an umbrella. After his death in London his globes were published by George Philip & Son, Ltd until the 1920’s. They were sold in the U.S. by the Boston School Supply Co. 15 Broomfield St, Boston.
label: Description (Brief)
content: This globe was published after 1863 by George Philip & Son, Ltd. Eight coloured lithographed sections are printed on linen and stitched over a black japanned umbrella-type frame with brass coloured caps. This type of globe would have been more economical for shipping and was a space saver from the more traditional stationery globe.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
topic: label: general subject association
content: Education
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
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content: Cultures & Communities
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.389099
label: catalog number
content: 389099
label: accession number
content: 182022
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Globe
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 in x 8 1/2 in x 20 in; 71.12 cm x 21.59 cm x 50.8 cm