1939 PRE WW2 TERRESTRIAL WORLD GLOBE BY G.GRAM

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1939 WORLD GLOBE BY G.GRAM George F. Cram Company / Cram’s c 1932 - current Chicago / Indianapolis The company did not enter the Globe industry until c 1932. What was to become the George F. Cram Company was founded in 1867 by Rufus Blanchard and George Franklin Cram (uncle and nephew) in Evanston, Illinois. The firm was known as Blanchard and Cram and was engaged in producing atlases and maps. By 1869 the business had become George F. Cram, with Cram taking full control and moved to Chicago that same year. The great Chicago fire destroyed the business, which was reestablished under the name Cram Map Depot. In 1921 Cram sold the company to E. A. Peterson. Peterson merged the Cram Company with his National Map Company, and in 1928 it became The George F. Cram Company. The year 1928 also saw the death of founder George F. Cram at the age of 86.The company began making globes in 1932-34, and in 1936 it relocated to Indianapolis. It shows political borders pre WW2. Germany has occupied Austria and Czech (1938), USSR is not in possession of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia yet (1940), Italian East Africa (1936-1941), India is not independent yet. Africa s till colonized: Belgian Congo, Portugal Africa, French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa. South Africa still called Cap land. Manchuria is under Japanese control and renamed to Manchukuo. read more

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