George F. CRAM and Co. Cram’s Unrivaled Terrestrial Globe, Indianapolis, Indiana, c.1930 The Roots of Texas the phrase “runcible spoon

the phrase “runcible spoon

with a globe and sphere hanging beneath

Simcoe Ontario

Napoleon offered to sell all of Louisiana to the United States

The archive of the OxfordUniversity Press reveals that by 1932 some 380 sets of this cloth-bound editionwere pulped

George F. CRAM and Co. Cram’s Unrivaled Terrestrial Globe, Indianapolis, Indiana, c.1930 The Roots of Texas the phrase “runcible spoonCRAM, George F. and Co. Crams Unrivaled Terrestrial Globe The globe made up of 12 color printed lithographic globe gores. Old varnish, a few chips and scratches to the gore surface with very slight loss. Cast iron meridian circle with graticule cast in, mounted on a black painted square wooden base, probably later, slightly worn. Indianapolis, Indiana, c. 1930 Diameter 12 in.; Height 17 in. George Cram established his geographical publishing business