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    WW2 Lice Comb

    I am struggling to read what exactly is written on this WW2 Germanicon 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.

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    Add some white chalk to clarify the letters.

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    Celluloid burns awfully well, and so did Hamburg; must have left earlier.
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    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 Germanicon?
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    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 Germanicon 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!
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