We specialize in producing secure, reliable revenue control products such as admission tickets, badges, wristbands, and parking passes. Our advanced security features include numbering, barcoding, micro-printing, and anti-counterfeit technologies like Holographic Foils, UV/Black Light Ink, Safety Centered Stock, Die-Cutting, Thermo-Chromatic Ink, and Coin Reactive Ink.
We put ink on paper and get our customers their product on time—and done right. We understand that tickets are often used in place of cash, which makes their security and accuracy essential. Our products are engineered to serve as effective revenue control tools.
In the spring of 1886, 12-year-old Walter Hering found a $5 bill on the street outside his family’s home at 112 North 12th Street in Philadelphia. Rather than spend it on childhood whims, Walter used it to purchase his first printing press—setting in motion a lifelong dream to become a printer.
With his father’s medical office located in the home, Walter began printing calling cards for visiting physicians. Demand quickly grew, and soon he was producing prescription blanks and other materials that pushed the limits of his modest press. Determined to improve, Walter apprenticed at the printing firm King and Baird, where he refined his craft over several years.
Encouraged by his father, Constantin Hering, Walter returned to launch his own business. A two-story workshop was built behind their home, and the Globe Printing House was born.
From the outset, Walter’s business thrived. As demand increased, the company moved to a larger facility at 917–19 Filbert Street. Around that time, Globe began printing reserve seat coupon tickets for Philadelphia’s Arch Street Theatre. Success with local venues led Walter to pursue the competitive New York theater market.
Walter's reputation for accuracy and reliability became key to his success. He confidently offered customers $5 for any printing error found—yet few claims were ever made. Just as important was his dedication to speed. A notable example: Globe printed and delivered 120,000 tickets for the Ringling Brothers Circus in under 24 hours, despite complex color and quantity requirements.
By 1891, Globe had shifted its full focus to ticket production and formally incorporated. In 1900, Walter honored his roots by relocating the company back to a new, modern facility built on the very site of his childhood home.
As the company grew, Globe expanded to new cities. A factory opened in San Francisco in 1903, and by 1949, operations had spread to seven major cities, including New York, Boston, Atlanta, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Tacoma. Branch offices were also established in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Miami, Cleveland, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Detroit, and Syracuse.
In 1973, Globe Ticket opened its 12th manufacturing division in Detroit, further strengthening its nationwide presence. Today, Globe’s legacy of precision, innovation, and customer commitment remains the foundation of its success.
