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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
