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Vintage Keuffel & Esser Co Pocket Compass 1920-1940 New York Working(?)

$ 39.57

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Vintage Keuffel & Esser Co Pocket Compass 1920-1940 New York Working(?). Condition is "Used". I'm not sure this is working correctly. Please see photos for details.
    TitlePocket compass, watch pattern, 5613R, made by Keuffel & Esser Co., n.d., ca. 1920-1940.Object NameCompassCatalog Number2009.006.0108CollectionKeuffel & Esser Company CollectionCreditMuseum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.DescriptionPocket compass, watch pattern, 5613R, made by Keuffel & Esser Company, New York, no date, circa 1920-1940. Metal and glass, nickel silver watch style case, 1-3/4" diameter; etched metal dial, silvered and marked every 2 degrees in degrees every quadrant; edge bar needle. Radium (R in product number is for 'radium') luminous indicators (N, S, E, W) for night use.
    This product appears to have been introduced post-World War I. It does not appear in the 35th edition catalog of 1915, but does appear in the April 1920 price list. Dial states "Keuffel & Esser Co., New York." Model number does not appear on this item. Each of the pocket compasses issued by K&E have different dial markings making it possible to distinguish them.
    Keuffel & Esser Co. main office and factories were in Hoboken in the period when this item was made.
    Date1920-1940