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Blackboard or 'Slate' Surface Terrestrial Globe, by George Philip & Son, London, Early 20th Century

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Inventory Number: 82560
Object Type: Object
Place Created: 32 Fleet Street London United Kingdom (England) Europe
Subject Classification(s): Globes Astronomy  
Accession Number: 2001-11
Primary Inscriptions: "PHILIPS' / "SLATE" SURFACE GLOBE / (19" diameter) / George Philip and Son, Ltd. / 32 Fleet Street London, E.C.4 / Made in Great Britain." printed on globe surface.
Provenance: Purchased at auction from Christies in 2001, with the aid of a grant from the PRISM fund.
Collection Group:
Material(s): Copper Alloy
Wood
Iron
Slate(?)
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
1250 590 580 mm

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