New York City Subway Entrance Globe MTA Antique

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Up for auction is an authentic globe which was a common sight at New York City Subway Entrances during the 1980's. They were mounted on a pylon or pole and illuminated with a different color bulb signifying the stations entrance's hours of operation, and whether t was a token booth or not. Most of these were destroyed by vandals who smashed them. The Transit Authority replaced them with a less expensive and less ornate hard plastic version which were more resistant to the vandalism. They are starting to put glass fixtures again at locations in midtown and other areas w t is more foot traffic, however the new ones aren't as nice, they are simply round glass globes with various colors. This globe is made of a thick frosted glass similar to a porcelan, but transparant to be illuminated from within. This globe has the authentic Transit Authority decal. I have seen one other of these globes at the New York City Transit Museum, but theirs doesn't have the real decal, their decal is all dark blue, notice that this globe has the real one which is a split baby blue and midnight blue 'M'. I purchased this item from an antique dealer in Massachusetts about 15 years ago, and cared for it very well. I cleaned up a lot of the 'grime' around the base w it was mounted to the pole. The decals are in good shape, some have some marks on them due to read more

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