Vtg Fee & Stemwedel Airguide Military M13 Carrying Case

This listing is for a vintage leather case marked "Case, Carrying, M13 D29378." The inside is marked Fee & Stemwedel, Inc. Chicago, Ill." According to our research, Fee & Stemwedel founded the company Airguide in 1930 and got involved with making items for the military in the 1950s. The case has some scuffs and wearfrom use and comes with a shoulder strap but nothing else. This listing has no reserve price so don't miss your chance to win!

The winning bidder can pick up this item at our store in Winooski, Vermont to save on shipping charges. All local pickups are subject to 6% Vermont state sales tax.

Approximate measurements: 6.5" W by 4.5" D by 6.5" H

From answers.com:

"Airguide Instrument Co. was founded in 1930 by Albert L. Stemwedel and Richard Fee in Chicago, IL. Their first products were battery maintainers for home radios (at that time many homes were still not connected to the power grid) and hygrometers. Around 1932 they landed a major contract to provide thermometers to Marshall Field & Co.

"Throughout the 1940s and 1950s the product line expanded to include compasses, barometers, clocks, altimeters, marine speedometers, inclinometers, rain gauges, field glasses, etc. Around 1953 the company landed a defense contract to provide hand-held lensatic compasses to the U.S. Military. In 1956 Dick Fee sold his interest in Fee & Stemwedel to Al Stemwedel, who subsequently changed the firm's name to Airguide Instrument Co. "Airguide" had been the company's primary trade name almost from the beginning."