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Re: Caliber 719 (15J) - 6.5L x 11L Oval (ETA 425) [message #12759 is a reply to message #12749] Fri, 03 July 2020 07:21 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Barney Green
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Registered: February 2014
Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
Gruen Authority
Yes, ETA 425 can be confirmed. Here is a snippet from their 1930 portfolio, it also confirms the 6.5 ligne size.

/vgforum/index.php?t=getfile&id=6489&private=0

And I found another interesting advertisement:

/vgforum/index.php?t=getfile&id=6490&private=0

Looks the same, doesn't it? Two possibilities: Walker acted as distributor or was the actual manufacturer behind Schild (ETA = Schild).
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