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Official British aviation pocket compass signed E. KOEHN Geneva, 1915
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British aviation officer's pocket compass signed E. KOEHN Geneva Switzerland V 1915 brass in the shape of an onion clock. The compass has a snap-lock cover with release button inside the ring, rose to eight winds.
Good fully functional state. Diameter cm 4.5 thickness cm 1.8 - inches 1.8x0.7.
The last photo is the gift box.
E. Koehn 1839-1908 was a famous German watchmaker, watchmaker to the court of Saxony and from 1859 employee and then director of Patek Philippe.
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The first historical records of the use of magnetic directive force in Europe date back to the late sec. XII or early XIII and attribute the exploitation of the properties of the magnet to the Amalfitans. The gimbal made its first appearance around the middle of the sec. XVI. An exact description is given in the short compendium "De la esfera y de la arte de navegar," by Martin Cortés (1551), which gives precise guidelines for the construction of the compass. To the refinements of the instrument can largely be attributed the great discoveries of new lands, from the middle of the sec. XV onwards.
- Dimensions:Height: 0.7 in (1.78 cm)Diameter: 1.8 in (4.58 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:1910-1919
- Date of Manufacture:1915
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1020243522172
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