Rita Dapkus-Sproston

name Rita Dapkus-Sproston owns and operates Bar Globe World, a venture that she and her husband launched to express their passion for antique-style world globes and bar globe replicas. They hope to help keep quality globe furniture as popular today as it was centuries ago.

Experience that touch of class that a vintage bar globe can bring -- there’s nothing quite like it. Visit BarGlobeWorld.com to explore the world’s largest specialized selection of bar globes and Italian-made 16th century replica globe drinks cabinets.

Sales and Marketing

To Sell You a Bar Globe I Have to Drown You in Social Media

21st December 2011
You’d think an online retail store would be easier to run than a brick and mortar one. Dozens of e-commerce marketing and business courses advertise that for just a few thousand of your hard earned dollars they’ll teach you how to set up an online busines... Read >
Reference-and-Education

The Old World in Old World Globes Is Often Nothing More Than Old-School Marketing

27th April 2011
“Old World" has become a term that is often used loosely (too loosely in my opinion) to characterize something that’s old or classic instead of depicting the specific era it’s from. But period details shouldn’t be vague or misleading when given in refere... Read >
Home-and-Family

Cleaning and Maintaining Your Antique Wooden Globe or Replica

27th April 2011
Would you park your 1923 Duesenberg on the street instead of in your garage, or take your brand new Aston Martin to an automated car wash? I hope not. Select treasures, both old and new, demand attention – no matter what they are. Cleaning and maintain... Read >
Reference-and-Education

A Round Earth Theory or a World Globe – Which Came First?

27th April 2011
If everyone thought the earth was flat until Christopher Columbus discovered America in the late 15th century, how is it that some terrestrial globes were made before then? Before answering this we need to address two of the “facts" presented in the q... Read >