Kern swiss

Le origini della precisione

The origin of the compass-making industry goes back to the early 19th century and started in Switzerland.

A mechanic, named Esser was the forefather of this industry. Jacob Kern, who was one of Esser’s great specialists in manufacturing high precision drawing instruments, founded his own manufacturing facility for this kind of products in 1818.

In a short lapse of time Jacob Kern’s compass manufacturing facility developed into a well organised and extremely successful company which became famous throughout Europe for their expertise in manufacturing high precision compasses and instruments. The swiss compass was born.
This was the beginning of the industrial production of top quality drawing instruments and in the decades to come, Kern succeed to always stay ahead of its competitors in terms of product innovation and introduction of the latest manufacturing equipment.

Even in today’s computer age Kern products remain a renowned special class of high precision instruments.

We would like to remind you that our compasses are not toys and must be kept out of the reach of children under 3 years of age as they contain small parts that could be swallowed and spikes that could cause injury. We recommend the use under adult supervision for children under 12 years of age. Our company cannot be held liable for damage resulting from improper use other than that for which the product was placed on the market.

Please note: children under the age of 14 must have parental consent to proceed with the purchase.
    Bow compass 2 knee joints – BrassD4569

    Bow compass with 2 knee joints in Brass, nickel-plated
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter

    19,10

    D4569 Bow compass 2 knee joints – Brass

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    Bow compass knee joints + extention bar – BrassD4569A

    Bow compass with 2 knee joints in Brass, nickel-plated
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0
    1 extention bar
    1 slider
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter

    21,55

    D4569A Bow compass knee joints + extention bar – Brass

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    Bow compass press levers – BrassD4589

    Bow compass with 2 friction hinged bars in Brass, nickel-plated
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter

    20,45

    D4589 Bow compass press levers – Brass

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    Bow compass press levers + extention bar – BrassD4589A

    Bow compass with 2 friction hinged bars in Brass, nickel-plated
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0
    1 extention bar
    1 slider
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter

    23,15

    D4589A Bow compass press levers + extention bar – Brass

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    Bow compass with knee joints – Brass 3 piecesC4569

    Bow compass with knee joints in Brass.
    Gear head reinforced with fiber glass with plate movement.
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0
    1 lead holder with 2 leads 1 needle
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter

    21,50

    C4569 Bow compass with knee joints – Brass 3 pieces

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    Bow compass with knee joints – Brass 5 piecesC4569A

    Bow compass with knee joints in Brass.
    Gear head reinforced with fiber glass with plate movement.
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0
    1 extention bar
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter
    1 slider

    23,75

    C4569A Bow compass with knee joints – Brass 5 pieces

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    Bow compass with press levers – Brass 3 piecesC4589

    Bow compass with double friction knee-joint in Brass
    Gear head reinforced with fiber glass with plate movement.
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter

    22,76

    C4589 Bow compass with press levers – Brass 3 pieces

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    Bow compass with press levers – Brass 5 piecesC4589A

    Bow compass with double friction knee-joint in Brass
    Gear head reinforced with fiber glass with plate movement.
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter
    1 extention bar
    1 slider

    25,00

    C4589A Bow compass with press levers – Brass 5 pieces

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    Fix Bow compass – BrassD4572

    Fix Bow compass in Brass, nickel-plated
    1 lead holder with 2 leads 1 needle

    11,99

    D4572 Fix Bow compass – Brass

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    Fix Technical compass – BrassD4520

    Technical compass fix legs and moving needle in Brass, nickel-plated
    1 lead holder 2 leads and 1 needle

    12,83

    D4520 Fix Technical compass – Brass

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    Technical compass – BrassC4167PB

    Technical compass in Brass.
    Gear head reinforced with fiber glass with plate movement.
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 sheet non-perforating adapter

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    C4167PB Technical compass – Brass

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    Technical compass 1 knee joint 4 piecesD4524

    Compass Technical compass with 1 knee joint, in Brass, nickel plated
    1 lead holder with 2 leads + 1 needle
    1 extention bar Ø 3,5
    1 pencil holder with metal linchpin Ø 4,0

    10,04

    D4524 Technical compass 1 knee joint 4 pieces

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