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Globes

When a globe is not quite a globe…

This past weekend we took a bit of a break to go visit Freeport, Maine, (and if you don’t know why we were in Freeport, there’s really only one reason (google for it)) and on the way home stopped off at Delorme’s headquarters just a tiny bit south in Yarmouth, ME.  It’s always amazing to […]

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eBay

Watching a globe go for $616 on eBay…

I was scanning eBay for the first time in a while and looking at all the auctions underway when one caught my eye.  It was for a 8" world globe by Terrestrial Globe, John Wanamaker, New York, Philadelphia, copyright G. W. Bacon & Co., London.  Judging by the information provided by the seller, the globe […]

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Uncategorized

Welcome to “This Old Globe”

As I was preparing to post an entry to my primary weblog about some recent globe purchases, I realized that: a) these postings had really nothing to do with the other stuff I talk about; and b) it might be a nice excuse to try out TypePad and the new ecto offline client I’d like […]