MESSKO Pouch
Material: Leather
Design: Fuller, not tapered
Stitch: until '57, wrap around
Stitch: after '57, through (can see edges of leather)
Color: Black (mainly), Dark Green, Red, Grey, Brown
Snap: Chrome (outside painted)
Snap Detail:
"ECHT"
"PRYM"
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Rare Details:
Left Photo: Yellow Inspection mark
(photo courtesy of Victor Ingram)
Right Photo: Leather Flap to protect the face of the Gauge from rubbing on the back of the button
(photo courtesy of Victor Ingram)
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MESSKO History:
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1911 company founded by Albert Hauser
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1925 introduction of the first air pressure gauge to the market.
1935 The 'MESSKO' brand name is created from the German words for "measuring" (Messung) and "control" (Kontrollen).
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1956? Patent Received and "Ballon" dropped from gauge face and "D.B. Pat. u. GM" added
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Ad from 1958