🧭 VINTAGE GERMAN POCKET COMPASS 🧭
🇩🇪 MARKED "GERMANY" ON THE DIAL 🇩🇪
⚓ BRASS-TONE METAL CASE & HANGING RING ⚓
📏 APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER 📏
✨ 𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Offered here is a charming vintage German pocket compass, featuring a round brass-tone metal housing, an aged cream-colored dial, and a convenient metal suspension ring at the top.
The compass face is marked "Germany" and features the four principal compass directions, intermediate directional markings, and a detailed 360-degree scale.
A distinctive two-tone magnetic needle is mounted at the center, with a dark blue-green end and a silver-colored end.
The traditional circular design and attractive aged finish give this piece wonderful old-fashioned character.
Its compact size makes it suitable for display in a collection of antique and vintage navigation instruments, pocket accessories, or historical scientific equipment.
📋 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐒 & 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒
🧭 Item: Vintage pocket compass.
🇩🇪 Country marking: Germany.
⚙️ Housing: Round brass-tone metal case.
🎨 Dial: Cream-colored face with black lettering and graduations.
📐 Directional scale: 360 degrees.
🧲 Needle: Two-tone pivoting compass needle.
🔗 Attachment: Metal hanging or suspension ring at the top.
📏 Approximate diameter: 2 inches (about 5 cm), excluding the ring.
📅 Age: Vintage; exact manufacturing date unknown.
🏷️ Maker: No specific manufacturer's name is visible.
📚 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃
Pocket compasses were popular portable navigation accessories long before electronic navigation and GPS became commonplace.
Germany has a long tradition of producing precision instruments, including compasses, surveying equipment, and scientific measuring devices.
This example features a traditional compass-rose arrangement with the cardinal and intermediate directions marked around the face.
The top suspension ring allows the compass to be attached to a cord, chain, or other suitable accessory, or displayed as part of a collection.
The exact age, manufacturer, and original intended use of this particular compass have not been established.
🔍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍
Vintage, pre-owned condition, showing visible wear consistent with age and handling.
The metal housing displays patina, discoloration, surface marks, and areas of finish wear.
The dial shows age-related toning and some small spots and marks, but the directional markings remain largely legible.
The suspension ring is present and attached.
The compass needle is visible in different positions in the photographs. However, its directional accuracy and reliability have not been independently tested or verified.
Sold as a vintage collectible. No guarantee of precision or suitability for actual navigation.
Please carefully examine all photographs for the exact condition and appearance.
📦 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐈𝐕𝐄
ONE vintage round pocket compass marked "Germany," complete with its attached suspension ring.
Exactly as pictured.
🎁 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒 & 𝐆𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐒
🧭 Vintage and antique compass collectors.
🇩🇪 Collectors of German-made instruments and accessories.
⚓ Nautical and navigation memorabilia enthusiasts.
🏕️ Collectors of historical outdoor and camping equipment.
🏛️ Displays of vintage scientific and measuring instruments.
🎁 A thoughtful gift for someone who enjoys old-fashioned navigation tools and historical curiosities.
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