L\'Abée-Lund Norwegian compass. Extremely rare antique compass 1922-1930. For Sale

This is an extremely rare antique compass made by L\'Abée Lund. JohanHenrik L\'Abée-Lund was a Norwegian engineer. He manufactured this compass fromapprox. 1922 to the late 30\'s. The name Uhr-Kompass means \"watchcompass\", and was meant quite literally: It could be used as a sundial,with the use of the table on the backside. The red little ant was a part of apromotion gimmick. In these days every product should have a marketing slogan,and for this compass it was \"Kjøp kompassen medMauren i syd\" i.e. \"Buy the compass with the antpointingsouth\", referring to the well known fact that in the woodsyou can find approximately South by looking at what side of the trees the antsbuild their hill\"(Extract from the Compass Museum). The compass has a gilt metal case inexcellent condition without any dings or dents. It was left with its originalpatina gained over the years. It has a table engraved on the back that allowsreading time when the compass is used as a sundial. It has a thick glasscrystal still in excellent condition without any damage. You have to push therelease button to release the compass needle, which finds North easily andprecisely. When the push button is released it locks the needle again. This isa very ingenious and unusual transit lock on open face compasses. Usually, onthese compasses the transit lock must be operated manually. So if forgotten,the needle may remain unlocked when the compass is carried. On this model, thetransit lock is activated by default and you have to de-activate it in order touse the compass and once it is released it becomes operational againautomatically. The compass measures 52mm in diameter and only 9mm thick (verythin). This is a fine example of a renown maker that is very hard to find.

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If you buy compass with: \"Buy It Now\" you will get a book for free! But if you buy compass as a buyer and want this book, you can buy it for 39 $. Book is also produced by Johan Henrik L\'Abée-Lund approx. 1929. Title is \"Skiing with map and compass\". It has 20 pages of Norwegian text. 23 good rules for mountain tours.

As pictured. Sales from private, without guarantee andreturn option.