schinkel ek 1, odd "9"

[ben bijker]

this one came in last week, is there anyone with a similar schinkel?

The "9" on this cross is styled pretty unusual.

Opinions, anyone??

Thanks for looking,

Ben

[ben bijker]

reverse

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[Peter Wiking]

Interesting piece. Never seen anything like it.

Peter

[ben bijker]

Somehow that sounds very good Peter

Regards,
Ben

[Peter Wiking]

Ben
Have you noticed that the needle opens to the left?

Peter

[ben bijker]

No Peter, now that you mention it...

Not a feature you see very often.....

Regards,
Ben

[LuckyLuudje]

Wow Ben, You did hide this Schinkel wel for me.

That's a real beauty.
This is the first time I see this Schinkel as an EK1.

I have the second class look-alike that came with a COA of DN.
This variant is also at page 65 in Gordon's book!
I will send you some pictures. You can post them If you want.

Well observed Peter!
You don't see the opening to the left often.

Regards,
Luud

[ben bijker]

well, I can't reveal anything at the same time, 2 schinkels within 3 days can be bad for your heart

Please send me the pics, and I will post them.

Ben

[ben bijker]

Luud's pictures !

front

[ben bijker]

reverse

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[ben bijker]

and another one

on gordon's book, I presume??

[Mark Holmes]

If anyone fancies educating me here then i have a couple of questions.

1. If the schinkels are one piece are they completely silver with the black being painted over the silver centre. Or are they not silver .
2. Why do they command such a high price compared to say , a K&Q or the likes .
3. Surely if there was a way for these to be made , why did the schinkel maker choose to have so many differences from other makers . i.e. number 9`s , opposite catch sides , one piece not three .

Thanks in advance ... Stomper

[ben bijker]

Stomper:
1 : The one piece I had, I presumed it was silver with a painted centre.
I managed to get hold of another one, with better paint but wear to the rim.
It turns out that the first-class schinkels ek1 brass-coated steel, with a silver plating, and then painted

I forgot the iron ...


2. The are expensive because they are (very) rare...

And you 3rd question I can't answer.....

Regards,
Ben

[George Stimson]

Those are all good questions, and I hope some of our members provide answers to them. And here's another question about Schinkels that I've never had answered: If this type of cross exists because they were made from leftover frames from the Imperial period, why do one-piece versions exist?

[Scott C.]

Not all shinkels are 1-piece; from my limited experience, most are 3-piece manufacture, with the 1-piece being relatively scarce (I may be wrong here). Also, schinkel-type crosses are the among the very earliest of the 1939 EKs produced, and were made before strict standardisation of design elements were enforced.

Scott