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Buy Now Listing. Offers and Bundles Welcome. 😊 vintage pocket watch-style dry card compass manufactured in Germany, likely dating between the early 1900s and the mid-20th century. It features a traditional printed paper dial with an eight-point compass rose, an arrow-tipped black steel needle, and is stamped "MADE IN GERMANY" across the western quadrant.The instrument is housed in a simple, cylindrical metal case—commonly made of nickel-plated brass or tin—and is backed with a distinctive textured red cardboard or felt composition base. This lightweight, utilitarian construction was widely used for portable hiking, military, and scouting compasses of the era.