Code BA140422522: Dennison Birmingham Engraved Compass, 1917
| This is a nice WWI military compass, engraved Dennison Birmingham VI, 56164, 1917. Inside stamped 169594 W. It has also the military arrow /|\. The case is Nickel plated and in excellent condition without dings or dents. When the button is pushed the front lid springs open as it should. Bevelled glass crystal and dry Dennison dial card are in excellent condition. Next to the glass stamped the last four digits of the inner serial number (9594). In full working order and finding North precisely, with strong hinge including the transit lock. This engraved compass would make a great gift. Size 4.7cm diameter. |
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The case maker was Aaron Lufkin Dennison of Birmingham UK, he manufactured watch cases from late 1874 at 24 Villa Road, Handsworth UK. As part of the war effort he diversified into compass cases. He was originally the Managing Director of the American Waltham Watch Company in the USA, where he made the very first watch with interchangeable parts and produced watches of Railway quality. He was known as the Founding Father of the American Watch Making Industry.
