On May 26, 2011, Herff Jones announced the closure of the Spherical Concepts Division and the discontinuance of the Artline Brand. The closure is effective May 31, 2011.

With less than 1 week notice to the Spherical Concepts dealers, Herff Jones closed down the Spherical Concepts Division which they acquired in 2007. The remaining inventory from Spherical Concepts was turned over to the Cram Globe Division at Herff Jones where the inventory is being sold on a first come first served basis.

How does this action affect you, our World Globe Universe customer? The bottom line is, there is a limited number of Artline Globes left in inventory at the Cram Globe Division and in our own warehouse. As the inventory is exhausted the products will be pulled from our active sales pages and placed in the discontinued products archive.

For a more detailed look at the impacts of the closure of Spherical Concepts and the discontinuance of the Artline Brand, we invite you to read the article; Where did they go? The disappearing US globe manufacturers.