Vintage Cartes Taride French Challenge 13 inch Globe by Philip's 1963

Globes have to be one of our favourites things here at Absolutely Nice HQ. Their colours, functionality and craftsmanship tick all the right boxes. If you search for 'Globe Making (1955)' in YouTube there are a couple of amazing videos by British Pathé that are well worthy of a watch.

Before a time when you could just type in a location on a computer and see every nook and cranny at street level, you had to rely on your trusty globe to see where Burkina Faso or Azerbaijan were.

With a lovely atomic style tripod base, this French 1963 Philip's 13 inch globe would be a beautiful addition to any home, study or office. Measures approximately 41cm tall and 33cm wide.

It's no secret this globe has had lots of use in it's lifetime. As a result there's pitting, stains and marks all over the globe along with a bit of damage as photographed. 

After doing a bit of digging around on Google, we managed to find the following about the manufacturer;

George Philip & Sons was founded in 1834 in Liverpool by George Philip (1800-1882) primarily as a publisher of maps and atlases and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1984.

Its production of globes in the 19th century was mainly limited to associations with other British globe makers, including Smith & Sons, London.

In 1902 Philip ventured into globe manufacture, facilitated by the firm's establishment of the London Geographical Institute, a large factory for map, atlas, and globe production.

Over the years, Philip has acquired the production lines of other British globe makers including Malby, Betts, Smith and Johnston.