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Hi, I received this question today and don't know anything about this globe maker. If any of you do, would you either post to the list and I'll pass along the information to Mr. Nelson, or contact him directly? Also, he sent a picture of the globe that I can forward to those interested. Thanks, all, Julie *** Julie Sweetkind-Singer Head Librarian; GIS & Map Librarian Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections Stanford University 397 Panama Mall; MC 2211 Stanford, CA 94305 (650)725-1102 ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Kirk Nelson" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 3:04:06 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Cheney Globe Co. Dear Ms. Sweetkind-Singer, The New Bedford Museum of Glass recently acquired a terrestrial globe bearing the mark “CHENEY’S 8” TERRESTRIAL GLOBE WITH LATEST DISCOVERIES AND OCEANIC CURRENTS.” The globe is mounted on a pressed glass stand in the frosted Madonna design, made at both the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., Sandwich, MA (1825-1888) and at the Cristalliers de Baccarat, Baccarat, France. We would like to learn more about the globe company, and also hope that we can determine which glass company made the stand through globe company's dates of operation. I have found a brief reference to the company being in production from 1888 to c. 1900 in Mystic, CT (with the citation "Warner") and possibly also Seneca Falls, NY. Any assistance or information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. A photo of our globe is attached. Sincerely, Kirk J. Nelson ________________________ Executive Director New Bedford Museum of Glass 46 No. Water St. New Bedford, MA 02740 508-984-1666 www.nbmog.org _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
