The Company Behind Globes

At JustGlobes we try, where ever possible to list the manufacturer on each item to give the globes on our site more of an identity. This helps our customers choose from a given brand if they like certain attributes on a globe only available from a given brand. This maybe the raised relief on the Replogle world globes for example, these globes boast the most impressive raised relief available.

what few people know is that many globe manufacturers are owned by the same parent company. This company has purchased each manufacturer so that it can offer a complete and full range of globes for all tastes and markets, with the goal of capturing close to 100% of globe sales across the world.

This company is called Herff Jones.

Herff Jones has a rich history, whether it is globes, graduation clothing or even super bowl winners rings.

Harry Herf and Randall Jones, who began their business in an old fire engine building on Capitol avenue in Indianapolis, founded the company in 1920. The company names were organised alphabetically.

The core business of the young Herff Jones was class rings, pins and emblematic jewellery such as medals in the US.

During the 1940's, after America had joined world war 2, Herf Jones modified their business strategy and focussed on supporting the war effort. Herf Jones produced bullet dies and the bronze star, which is a military decoration given to members of the United states Armed Forces for bravery, act of merit or meritorious service. Producing this metal was such a huge honour for Herf Jones, doing so elevated the brand name significantly.

You may think that this has has little to do with globes, but such a company, with a history of providing personalised items and medals to the military for bravery would come to strive toward the same ideals as the globe manufacturers Cram and Replogle world globes.

Over the years Herff Jones has expanded to supply schools all over the world with yearbooks, graduation accessories, diplomas, school photography educational learning materials.

Herff Jones found that school equipment was both a lucrative and rewarding market. Among many educational learning materials, globes were considered extremely important. Herff Jones purchased Cram and later Replogle world globes along with many other globe manufacturers.

Cram globes such as the Bradley and the Hanover are designed with the education market in mind. Catering mainly for schools whereas Replogle world globes caters for everything from very young children to antique style home desktop globes to fine furniture present in the oval office of the white house.

Thanks to Herff Jones for the information.