Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antique brass globe and an old clock - Aris Suwanmalee G/Shutterstock Old, sepia-toned globes seem to be a hallmark of higher ...
Last year, a Welsh woman bought a globe for £150 ($199) at an antique fair. This week, it sold for 770 times that at auction. The globe, believed to be one of the oldest objects of its kind to hit the ...
The quirks and wonders of a rare antique globe dating back to the reign of Elizabeth I will be on full view to the public after the artefact was painstakingly moved to a new display. Adorned with ...
The ancient Greeks figured out that Earth was round in about 500 B.C. But the oldest surviving globe showing our planet was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim of Germany. The first globe to show America ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Treasured memory: Australian Museum director Kim McKay with her 100-year-old globe of the world.Credit: James Alcock Kim McKay is crazy ...
Q: Is it possible to repair a cracked snow globe? A: A broken snow globe is not easy to mend, but if you have an antique or sentimentally valuable piece, it may be worthwhile to enlist the help of a ...
Old, sepia-toned globes seem to be a hallmark of higher learning. That they end up in so many ancient libraries surrounded by great volumes of literature and history attest to their place in the world ...