Terrestrial table globe - 3D globe clock RARE - 1960-1970

Three Dimensional Time Globe – Veazey Corporation / Replogle – ca. 1960 – Rare electric world time globe
Very rare Three Dimensional Time Globe made by The Veazey Corporation, Wichita Kansas, in cooperation with Replogle Globes Inc., U.S.A., dating from around 1960.

This unusual electric globe is not a standard terrestrial globe but a mechanical / electrical time globe.
Instead of the globe rotating, the time ring around the equator rotates, allowing the correct time to be read at every location on earth. When the light is switched on, the globe also shows the day and night zones depending on the selected month.

The base contains a digital clock and alarm display, making this a very characteristic mid-century scientific / decorative object.

Such globes were produced in limited numbers and are today sought after by collectors of globes, scientific instruments, and mid-century design.

Cartouche:
THREE DIMENSIONAL TIME, The Veazey Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, Replogle Globes, Inc., Made in U.S.A.

Details
• Maker: The Veazey Corporation / Replogle Globes Inc.
• Type: electric time globe
• Date: ca. 1960
• Globe diameter: 28cm
• Total height: 43 cm
• Power: 110 Volt
• Material: globe with ring, electronic base, partly wooden housing

Function
The time ring rotates around the globe to indicate world time.
Light function shows day / night zones.
Clock and alarm present in base.

The globe has not been recently tested.
Previously the clock and alarm seemed to work, but full operation is not guaranteed.
Works on 110V.

Condition
Visual, good overall condition with normal signs of age. One knob is broken but present.
Electronics not fully tested, therefore sold as collectible / decorative item.
See photos for details.

Very rare model, seldom offered on the market. This globe:
• Is produces in very small numbers (limited edition)
• often sold through educational, technical, or promotional channels
• only a few copies have survived
• has very few auction results

Of interest to:
• globe collectors
• Replogle collectors
• mid-century design
• space age / retro tech
• watch / clock collectors
• scientific instrument collectors