Hand applied charts perfectly reproduced from the famous Dutch cartographer, Gerardus Mercator’s engraved charts from 1541. Reprints of the original copperplate gores made in cooperation with the Royal Library in Bruxelles. The Earth and Heavens explored four hundred years ago.
It must have felt like private travel. The passenger list was handed out before take-off. A well-known banker in seat 3A. The Prime Minister and his wife row 5. Greta Garbo all the way in the back, incognito… Gracious conversation was an art.
A contemporary classic. 1920s Weber Costello globe is displayed on ebonized wood stand accented bronze. Colored gores are applied to the globe core by hand with authentic construction and detail.The world in 1921. Roaring, yes…and still colonial.
Technically skilled enthusiasts of the 1930s loved to race the legendary B.B. Korn cars around the club tracks. Called tether cars or spindizzies, they reached incredible speeds, and inspired thousands to improve and invent.
The game of Solitaire is reputed to have been invented by a nobleman confined in the Bastille prison during the early years of the French Revolution. The game is played with 36 marbles. The object is to eliminate all but one marble, which should ideally end up in the center of the game board.
Phrenology, termed “the only true science of mind” in its day, was a generally accepted pseudo-science of the 19th century. Phrenology was believed to be the next step in the evolution of the four humors. It taught that a person’s physiognomy showed moral, intellectual, and social development.
Architectural Models.Michelangelo had several models made of the St. Peter dome during the time he worked on it. Discovered in an attic and newly restored, these models are now a main attraction at the Vatican Museum.
Polished brass and classic wood. Heavyweight stand allows free use of hands. A classic gift for every executive.
Airships were the first aircraft to make controlled, powered flight, and were widely used before the 1940s, but their use decreased over time as their capabilities were surpassed by those of airplanes.
Great accessory to hold any of our small globe keepsakes. Rosewood base with antique finished brass hanger.
Great accessory to the large Eye of Time, Library or our small globe keepsakes. Solid brass base and hanger in duotone bronzed finish.
The 1930s saw the rise of hand built model racecars, known as spindizzies or tether cars. Miniature racecars built by hobbyists zoomed around banked wooden tracks at speeds approaching 150 miles per hour. Resembling the full-size racers of their day, several spindizzies competed at once, tethered by cables to a central pole.
Made to store away as small as possible this is a marvel of hand tooled telescoping brass tubes. Pull out all the way and focus by adjusting the smallest eye-section. Feel like a sea captain scanning the horizon from a heaving aft-deck. Leather covered. Bronze finished.
High-class magazine for fashion and retail design. Couture meets leisurewear, symbiosis of art and fashion, visual information instead of long-winded texts, facts instead of personal opinions.
The original was carved in ivory by a Dutch Renaissance artist. Possibly the most unusual domino game in the world. Every visage has its own moral significance, some lost over the ages, some still known. French finished presentation tray. Unique gift, historical décor.
Younger sons born into nobility or the gentry were often sent to serve at the Royal Court as pages of honor. Part of their education was learning tournament jousting. The master-at-arms used wooden horses mounted on swings to teach skills with sword and lance.
Five globes from five centuries, symbolizing the advancement of cartography, the gradual pushing back of boundaries. Seemingly a magic object, many earth globes moving in perpetual circles. Different style globes in colors, hues and specifications make a fascinating and elegant object.
Once it was the table centerpiece for a sea Captain, the headmaster at Oxford, a wizard at Hogwarts. A call for attention in a noisy school playground during recess, or the First Class dining room on a steamer crossing the Atlantic. A commanding presence matched with a pure sound, in finely hand molded brass and wood.
The DC3 has earned the epithet “Workhorse of the Skies”. Thousands were produced from the end of WWII into the 1950s by the Douglas Aircraft works. Military, civilian, government, private, you name it. Utterly reliable. Aluminum, riveted propellers, noisy, but also safe and familiar.
A tool of trade for the Victorian doctor’s desk. Crackled porcelain like Staffordshire china. A highly interesting and challenging gift, valuable home décor.
Balloons combine color, décor and science, all-in-one. They’re as fascinating today as they were a century ago! Imagine viewing the earch from above, free as a bird, holding on to a balloon basket.
1950s Constellation, a plane that wrote history. Airplane aluminum. Authentic travel agent airline advertising object.
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