By melinda010100 on Skatehive
To celebrate a milestone 50th birthday in the family, this personalized globe was ordered from Bellerby & Co. Globe makers in London. It is widely recognized as one of the only companies in the world producing luxury high-end , hand-painted globes using traditional techniques. Each globe is a significant investment and is often considered a work of art rather than just a geographical tool. After waiting several months for it to be created and be shipped, my daughterinlaw traveled to the FedEx hub and picked it up personally, rather than have it bounce around in a delivery truck and risk it being deliver to a wrong address, as often happens in the city. The company has a famous "accidental" founding story. In 2008, the founder, Peter Bellerby, was searching for a high-quality globe to give to his father for his 80th birthday. He found only two options: cheap, mass-produced plastic models or incredibly fragile, expensive antiques. He decided to try making one himself, famously undere