Founded
Replogle Globes was founded in 1930 by Luther Irwin Replogle. Originally located in Chicago, Illinois, we developed the concept of "a globe in every home." In 1959, the Company was purchased by Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa and sold in 1973 to the William C. Nickels Family, the present owners. Mr. Nickels progressively changed the founder's concept to "a globe for every room."

Objective
The Company was founded to create globes for use in homes, with mountings compatible with home furnishings. Luther Irwin Replogle believed a globe in the home would make it easier to learn correct geographical relationships, since a globe is the only means of showing relative size and position of land masses and water areas correctly (all flat maps are distorted). In the early days, most globes were made for schools and other institutional uses. Now Replogle Globes is recognized worldwide as a "Globe Specialist" and "Leader" in the globe-making industry.

Production
The Company produces and distributes hundreds of different globe models in 3.3", 4.2", 4.7", 6", 9", 10", 12", 16", 20" and 32" diameters. About 50% of all globes manufactured are 12 inches in diameter, which is considered the standard size for a home or schoolroom.

Look, Learn, Know
To spend time with a globe is to wonder. People and places, future and past, space and time. A globe is a reservoir for all of this.

Learn how to use your globe. (pdf)