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Rand McNally & Co.
active since 1856 (1880 globe production)
William Rand opens his first print shop
in 1856, hires McNally, an Irish Immigrant, in 1858. In 1868, the
two establish a partnership and the name Rand McNally & Co.
As a print shop they produce the newspaper for the Chicago Tribune
as well as timetables, travel guides and tickets for the fast growing
railroad industry.
In 1872, the company pioneered cerography, an innovative wax-engraving
print technique, enabling to follow world changes in print quickly
and more economically. As a result, event though not having made
globes themselves until 1880, by the end of the late 1800’s
Rand McNally produced globe gores not just for their own models,
but for many of the other Chicago Globe makers.
Rand McNally is
best known for their travel maps but also still produces globes
to this day, mainly for the educational market.
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