EK2 opinion

[HuD]

Hello everyone,
i am asking for your opinion on this EK 2 that looks smaller than standard dimensioon, i don't have precision instruments but it should be around 43 mm or something... there are no maker marks on the ring and the center part is -not- magnetic ?! I have this piece since a long time and it looks pretty aged and intersting but some details are unusual for me...
I feel a kind of lost about it anyone can give some info to identify it?
many thanks,
stefano

[HuD]

EK2 opinion

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[Robert P.]

Nice early Deumer Schinkel EKII with brass core.

[Adrian]

Just to add to Roberts comments, it is a good, original Deumer Schinkel, no problems with this example.
The Schinkel variations are smaller than a standard EK. I have two Deumer Shinkels and they measure 43.58 x 43.67 and 43.31 x 43.38 respectively.

[LuckyLuudje]

Nothing to add on what has been said, looks good to me also
This variant with non magnetic core is harder to find than the Schinkel with magnetic core.

[HuD]

oh yes dimensions are about same (43.5 mm). Great news, a Schinkel... well i guess i was lucky cause i got this in a small flohmarkt in Austria quite a long time ago and really didn't paid much for... i might be wrong but even the ribbon was a kind of smaller... is this possible?

Anyway thanks guys, i mean really, you can learn a lot here and i am happy to have applied for the association membership
Stefano

[LuckyLuudje]

... i might be wrong but even the ribbon was a kind of smaller... is this possible?

Almost all of my Schinkel EK2's have the smaller ribbon

[Adrian]

even the ribbon was a kind of smaller... is this possible?

Yes it is, as Luud says the Schinkel ribbons are smaller, about 25 - 27mm while the standard ribbon is 30mm.

[HuD]

everything is clear and as you said, the ribbon is about 27 mm

stefano

[Nordmark]

And not to mention you could buy three "ordinary" EK´s for the price of one single Schinkel...