-
Legacy Member
WW2 Lice Comb
I am struggling to read what exactly is written on this WW2 German
lice comb which I assume to be the maker, rather than the original owner. I've got the "Hamburg" part of it but the first two words are a struggle to see and even photograph.
For the first word I have come up with possibilities such as "Nord" to "Dow", to a multitude of other variations.
Any help would be appreciated, please.
Information
 |
Warning: This is a relatively older thread
This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current. |
|
-
-
08-16-2020 08:18 AM
# ADS
Friends and Sponsors
-
Legacy Member
Add some white chalk to clarify the letters.
-
Thank You to Daan Kemp For This Useful Post:
-
-
Advisory Panel
Celluloid burns awfully well, and so did Hamburg; must have left earlier.
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same. 
-
-
Advisory Panel
It's
New-York-Hamburg 6.W.Co.(?)M.S.No.10
No. as abbreviation for Number is an English usage.
So what is supposed to indicate that it's German?
Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 08-20-2020 at 05:09 PM.
-
-
Advisory Panel
There are numerous other references for "G. W. Co." for bakelite match cases etc., but no ID of the company that I can see in a few moments looking. Probably a German company with offices in New York as well as Hamburg. Given the huge marine traffic between the two ports before WWI, not surprising; might even be things sold on board ships. Looks like you got plenty of "DNA" there if you'd like to send some in to Ancestry! 
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
Edward Bernays, 1928
Much changes, much remains the same.
-
-
Advisory Panel
-
PM
