In 1955, handmade globes were crafted with remarkable precision and artistry, blending cartography with skilled craftsmanship! The process began with a hollow sphere, often made of papier-mâché or a lightweight wooden core. Skilled artisans would then carefully apply gores—narrow, curved strips of printed paper bearing detailed map sections—aligned precisely to avoid distortion. These gores were often hand-colored or printed using copperplate engraving techniques, then glued onto the sphere by h