Carl Bamberg was a German compass manufacturer in Friedenau near Berlin at the beginning of the 19th century. His compasses were built in ships and aircraft (s. logo at r.) during World War I. Johann Carl Wilhelm Anton Bamberg (12 July 1847 - 4 June 1892), whose father had been a clock maker, was an apprentice with Zeiss Jena, taught by Abbe. - 1869-70, employee with Pistor & Martins. - 1873, curator of scientific instruments for the Imperial Navy (Kaisermarine). He established his own company called Werkstätten für Präzisions-Mechanik und Optik in 1871. C. Bamberg died 1892 but his wife managed the company until 1904 when his son Paul Bamberg joined, running Bamberg with Th. Ludewig. Bamberg acquired the following companies : - Otto Töpfer und Sohn in 1919; - Hermann Wanschaff in 1922 and - Hans Heele in
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