Stockert & Sohn 'Marsch-Kompass Jugend' c.1950 Francis Barker catalogue with a luminous painted centre

with a luminous painted centre and black painted cardinal  points

Maroon leather covered boards with gilt titling

the classic memoir of WW1 aerial warfare

GALE AND POLDEN LTD

he decided to design and commission a canoe to further his explorations and adventures

Stockert & Sohn 'Marsch-Kompass Jugend' c.1950 Francis Barker catalogue with a luminous painted centreA German "Marsch Kompass' (Marching Compass), made by Stockert & Sohn c. 1950. There were three versions this is the "Youth" model. This type of compass design originated in Germany in the 1930s and a version was adopted as the official compass of the 'HJ' (Hitler Youth). It is similar to other models by the same manufacturer that were used by the Wehrmacht during WW2. Several different versions of the Marsch Kompass continued to be manufactured just