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Globe Making, 1933

Industrialization led to the decrease and extinction of several jobs and crafts, one of which is globe manufacturing. As the photo shows, globes were created firstly by carving wooden balls, then painting maps of the earth onto strips of paper, and then sticking the painted paper onto the wooden ball.

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The meticulous process requires precision and any one strip being out of place would lead to the distortion of the map. Now, machines attach printed maps to plastic globes, making them more accurate, but not as charismatic. 

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