E.O.RICHTER & Co(1868 - 1945). - Lot 78

E.O.RICHTER & Co(1868 - 1945). LINE DRAWING COMPASS, in its carrying case with two wheels also stamped "EOR" for E.O.RICHTER & CO, the case signed BARABAN 175 rue St Honoré Paris. Germany, circa 1900-1930. Size: 5 x 6 cm Note: In 1868, Emil Oscar Richter (1841-1905) founded a watchmaking company in Poststrasse, Germany. The company soon expanded into drawing instruments, including various compass and drawing box inventions. In 1875 Richter joined forces with Hugo Lucas Muller, and the company became E.O.Richter & Co. Thereafter, the company had various partners until Emil Richter's death in 1905. At that time, the company was run by Auguste, then Hans Richter, and took a monopoly on compass manufacture. In 1945, the company was taken over by VEBB Kombinat and became DDR until 1980. Expert | Benoit Reverdy