Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Iconodule, post: 12339976, member: 91417&quot;]Deborah’s globe age suggestion inspired me.&nbsp; I never heard of snowbabies, so I googled and was told, “<b>Early 20th Century:</b> The concept originated in Germany in the early 1900s. These antique, bisque figurines became a major collecting trend after Admiral Peary’s trek to the North Pole in 1909 and Richard E. Byrd&#039;s flight over the South Pole in 1929.”</p><p><br /></p><p>If maps said “Chinese Empire” through 1912 +1915, and snowbabies were popular 1909+, does this date the figurine to c. 1909-12 or -15?&nbsp; More information needed to shore up this possibility, like other archaic nation-names on the globe and how long would old globes continue to be used after names had changed. Note that the snowbaby seems to be seated somewhere near the Noth Pole.&nbsp; Is it directly on the pole?&nbsp; Does this tie it to Peary’s North Pole expedition and date the piece at c.1909-10?</p><p><br /></p><p>(This is all from someone ignorant of snowbabies and based solely on quick internet information.&nbsp; So real experts on maps and snowbabies should weigh in.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in