33013. Semaphore or flag signaling pocket training disc / volvelle. U.S. Navy / Coast Guard c.1942.
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33013. Semaphore or flag signaling pocket training disc / volvelle. U.S. Navy / Coast Guard c.1942.
- Semaphore or flag signaling pocket training disc / volvelle. U.S. Navy / Coast Guard c.1942. Double-sided training aid manufactured by Standard Novelty Co., LaJolla, Calif. To aid in training signalmen in semaphore and pennant signaling and the International Morse Code. With two rotating discs depicting the sender and receiver flag positions, Morse code and pennant signals. The pocket signal disk was a training tool during WW I and II. The alphabet flags of the the international flag code are plainly illustrated on the wheel of the disk. The numeral pennants appear on the face of the disk below. By turning the wheel the flags appear opposite their spoken names as shown in the opening to the left. The special flags and pennants are similarly shown on the opposite side of the disk. Copyright 1918 and revised 1942. Measures 6” x 3 3/8”. Clean, fresh as new. (F-). $34.