Replogle Globes, Inc.

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Replogle Globes, Inc. is an American globe and map manufacturer founded in 1930 by Luther I. Replogle, who started the company in a Chicago apartment with $500 borrowed from friends; it won its first major contract producing a globe for the 1933 Chicago Century of Progress World's Fair. Replogle produced the 32-inch Diplomat globe, among the best-known globe models in the world, and continued producing hand-covered globes using its traditional gored construction while also expanding into illuminated, raised-relief, smart and designer lines. The company was sold to Meredith Publishing in 1959, …