Rare early 20th century Hebrew globe by A.G. Syrkin Lehrmittel-Verlag, Berlin.
This globe is one of the rarest globes known from the 20th century, apparently the first printed globe in Hebrew, with Only two other examples known, one in the Austrian National Museum, the other sold in Tel Aviv.
The emergence of the Viennese example was reported in the Wiener Zeitung, 18 August 2011,
The state of israel is not on it and even Palestine is not mentioned, its listed as a part of Syria.
The Hebrew description on The globe is written in yiddish.
This globe is 10” in diameter, composed of two sets of 12 printed and hand-colored half-gores and two polar calottes, Mounted on a metal spindle attached to a turned wooden stand, paper toning, slight separation of hemispheres at Equator, the wood stand lost some of the lacquer, the actualglobe has some splits in the cardboard body, and some water damage, some small tears and missing printed pieces, this globe will benefit from a nice cleaning, some conservation and restoration.
Made of wood and cardboard, with bronze semi ring holder, tarnished.
Height: 43 cm
this globe is sold "as is" please contact us for any questions