Lot of 2 Crystal Glass Clear Paperweights With Etched World Maps - 1 Globe 1 Dome - imprinted with Sterling Software (History Below) Absolutely gorgeous solid Prism Crystal etched world globes. Both are clear frosted crystal. Can be used as a paperweight or figurine. Know someone who loves maps? Do they also adore glass paperweights? Have they expressed fondness for pioneer software companies? Then we have the perfect gift! APPROX MEASUREMENTS: Round ? 3 oe? Tall (flat bottom) x 4? wide Dome ? 2? tall x 3 oe? wide HISTORY OF STERLING SOFTWARE Industry Software development Founded 1981 Defunct 2000 Fate Acquired Successor Computer Associates International Headquarters USA Key people Sterling Williams, Sam Wyly, Charles Wyly, founders Products Software Sterling Software was an American software company founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1981 by Sterling Williams and brothers Sam and Charles Wyly. The company was acquired by Computer Associates International in 2000 in a stock-for-stock transaction worth $3.3 billion. Computer Associates sold Sterling Software's Federal Systems Group to Northrop Grumman in 2000. It was known for its aggressive acquisitions, most notably the hostile take-over of Informatics General Corporation in 1985. Informatics was one of the first established software and services companies. It developed the MARK-IV Fourth-generation programming language in the 1960s. MARK-IV became the first software package exceeding $1 million in revenue, after IBM was forced in 1969 to unbundle software from their hardware. CONDITION: Pre Owned. No damage, nicks, chips. Photos show all sides details of the items and details of all the parts so please carefully look at images/pictures as they are part of the description and ask any questions before buying. You should be able to enlarge/zoom the images/pictures on your computer for even more details. As always, vintage items are sold ?as is,? and your discerning eye will surely appreciate this doll! This is the actual item you are buying. ================ NOTE ================= All items are packaged with care and mailed in a timely fashion. Our goal is to receive a 5 star rating and only positive feedback. Please review photos and feel free to ask any questions. All of the information we state on the items in our listings is to our best knowledge. If you find that an item you purchased is NOT as described in our listing, please contact us immediately and we will work with you to resolve any issue. Please note items may have age related wear; the older the item the more the wear. These items are purchased from estate sales, auctions, yard sales, antique stores and thrift stores; some items may need additional cleaning. Looking at an item?s current "patina" helps establish age so cleaning is left to the buyer. Items are sold in "as is" condition. Many of our listings are previously owned as stated in the listings. Therefore, they are possibly previously used and these are usually items that are no longer manufactured or available by retail. When purchasing multiple items, contact us before placing your order for the possibility of combined shipping. Thank you for looking! Donna Steve VintageTreasures2day