A Most Unusual First Class

[Bob Hritz]

I finally got around to going through more boxes of Iron Crosses and was classifying them. However, this one hit me as rather odd.

It appears to be a Godet cross, but is marked OM in incuse relief.

Bob hritz

[Bob Hritz]

Verso

[Bob Hritz]

Hallmark

[Robert P.]

Bob,

Agreed, the pin assembly looks similar to the Godet-made EKI, but the obverse if off for a Godet...unless Godet made an earlier cross that I'm not aware of.

I think you have an extremely rare EKI, Bob.

Here's an L/50 to compare...

Robert

[grueni1208]

No Godet!

It's an early Deumer (only the early versions used the same hinge and pin system like Godet).
You can see it on number design.

Regards

Grueni

[Robert P.]

No Godet!

It's an early Deumer (only the early versions used the same hinge and pin system like Godet).
You can see it on number design.

Regards

Grueni

Thank you Grueni,

I think I have one of those in my files too...

Robert

[R. Schmitt]

Let's see the bend of the pin underside round is for deumer, 90 degree for Godet/Zim...
Just noticed there are no lines on the hinge, indeed, Early Deumer, here's my example (copper plated iron core) to compare.
Rainer

[Robert P.]

Why the 'OM' stamp?

[Robert P.]

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[R. Schmitt]

That rounded corner makes it a Deumer, yes!

[Robert P.]

Also a straight-pin L/19....

Robert

[Robert P.]

But the catch really gives it away...

Robert

[Robert P.]

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[R. Schmitt]

Now with the Zim, we'd have that complete Pin family complete!

[Robert P.]

The early 'round 3' Deschler's too...

Robert