Globe - vintage globe - 1950-1960





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Vintage globe dating to 1950–1960, with a wooden base and a paper-surfaced sphere, diameter 20 cm, height 44 cm, model mappamondo, produced in Italy.
Description from the seller
Splendid Romanian vintage terrestrial globe 'Globul Pămîntesc' (1950s–1960s)
Rare and fascinating vintage world globe, a true piece of history of East European educational cartography. Produced in Romania by "Întreprinderea Poligrafică Brașov", this globe captures the charm and the political nomenclature of a bygone era.
Main Features
Original Name: Terrestrial Globe
Producer: Brașov Printing Enterprise (Impresa poligrafica di Brasov)
Origin: Made in Romania
Dimensions: Diameter 20 cm
Scale: 1:60,000,000
Style and Materials: The globe features muted colors, typical of antique maps, with shades of green, yellow, and brown. It rests on a turned wooden base with a dark finish and a metal pin, a common style for tabletop globes of that period.
Made with an inner sphere of pressed cardboard. The outer surface is covered with segments of lithographically printed paper, which are glued with precision onto the sphere.
The base and the pin to which the globe is attached are usually in:
Turned wood for the main support, as shown in the image.
Metal (often brass or steel) for the pin and the possible meridian semicircle that holds the sphere in place.
Language: Texts and terminology in Romanian
Estimated Era: 60s–80s (similar models were marketed during this period)
Conditions: The item is in vintage condition, with the natural charm of age (as shown in the images). The wooden base has been treated with Saratoga wood termite treatment.
Splendid Romanian vintage terrestrial globe 'Globul Pămîntesc' (1950s–1960s)
Rare and fascinating vintage world globe, a true piece of history of East European educational cartography. Produced in Romania by "Întreprinderea Poligrafică Brașov", this globe captures the charm and the political nomenclature of a bygone era.
Main Features
Original Name: Terrestrial Globe
Producer: Brașov Printing Enterprise (Impresa poligrafica di Brasov)
Origin: Made in Romania
Dimensions: Diameter 20 cm
Scale: 1:60,000,000
Style and Materials: The globe features muted colors, typical of antique maps, with shades of green, yellow, and brown. It rests on a turned wooden base with a dark finish and a metal pin, a common style for tabletop globes of that period.
Made with an inner sphere of pressed cardboard. The outer surface is covered with segments of lithographically printed paper, which are glued with precision onto the sphere.
The base and the pin to which the globe is attached are usually in:
Turned wood for the main support, as shown in the image.
Metal (often brass or steel) for the pin and the possible meridian semicircle that holds the sphere in place.
Language: Texts and terminology in Romanian
Estimated Era: 60s–80s (similar models were marketed during this period)
Conditions: The item is in vintage condition, with the natural charm of age (as shown in the images). The wooden base has been treated with Saratoga wood termite treatment.

