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Philips' Challenge Globe

Globe
ca. 1960 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
George Philip & Son Ltd (publishers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (manufactured)

Terrestrial globe. The map is paper printed in colours and pasted onto a globe which is held with spindles onto a metal arm and black plastic stand. The metal arm is marked with numbers and lines from 90 - 0 - 90. At the top of the globe between it and the spindle is a metal disc marked with the hours of the day.

Object details

Category
Maps
Object type
Globe
TitlePhilips' Challenge Globe (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed paper, plastic and metal.
Metal
Plastic
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Philips' Challenge Globe; Paper, plastic, metal, England, ca. 1960
Physical description
Terrestrial globe. The map is paper printed in colours and pasted onto a globe which is held with spindles onto a metal arm and black plastic stand. The metal arm is marked with numbers and lines from 90 - 0 - 90. At the top of the globe between it and the spindle is a metal disc marked with the hours of the day.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 0.8kg (agudziunaite)
  • Height: 315mm
  • Width: 290mm
  • Depth: 290mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Philips' / 10" / Challenge Globe / London Geographical Institute / George Philip & Son Ltd., 32 Fleet Street, London / Printed and manufactured in Great Britain / Copyright. (Printed in the centre of the Pacific Ocean)
  • 'EVERITE' (Moulded onto base)
Credit line
Given by Dr. K. C and Mrs. N. A. Marshall
Object history
Gifted in 1981 [81/280] by Dr. K. G and Mrs. N. A. Marshall. The globe belonged to Keith Marshall, born 1951 and was given to him by his parents.
Subject depicted
Globes
Place depicted
<The World>
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.172-1981

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1125458/philips-challenge-globe-globe-george-philip/
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