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07-23-2009, 12:45 AM #1Beard growth challenged
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It says "Zwingberg"
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07-23-2009, 12:51 AM #2Junior Member
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I was thinking it says
"Fningberg" Could be short for Fanningberg, Austria?
or "Faningberg" these are my best guesses...
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07-23-2009, 02:21 AM #3Member
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After five years of German....
1) It's in German Script. It's very hard to read. (Sütterlin - Alphabet im Vergleich zu Kanzleischriften des 17. - 19. Jahrhunderts)
And...
2)I agree with Olivia.
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07-23-2009, 06:15 PM #4< Banned User >
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Olivia is in Germany. If anyone could read it she could.
Originally Posted by slt5103
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07-23-2009, 07:11 PM #5Senior Member
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Zwingberg seems correct, my only qualm is that the two "lumps" of the W are inconsistent.
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07-24-2009, 12:02 AM #6Beard growth challenged
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Thanks John!
Well actually I am german ....
That "w" that starts out like an "n" you mean?
It was just getting out of fashion when I learned to write.
Some kept it, some didn't. I think its a remnant of Sütterlin.
The "Z" is a bit odd as well.
The rest is normal script typography.
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07-24-2009, 12:45 AM #7Senior Member
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If you asked me my first guess the first letter would be a capital "F". We were taught traditional cursive and that looks exactly like it. I was gonna guess Ervingberg but then the r's are inconsistant.... but this is okay because I believe in some cases you have the down stroke like a print r (up down up over into next letter), others you just have the over stroke (up over into next letter)
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07-23-2009, 02:24 AM #8< Banned User >
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Winner! Thanks Olivia. Could not figure it out. Originally Posted by 0livia
As a prize, you get more pics. :P Best I can do.
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07-23-2009, 09:18 AM #9Beard growth challenged
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Beauty!!!
We were taught to write like that, LOL
Am I that old?
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07-23-2009, 12:03 PM #10Member
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Oops... :-/. Um. Well.... Sorry. 5 years of school German isn't the same amount of learning as spending a year living in Germany. I'm planning a stay over there in the near future.
Hang on....
Lots of straight razors are considered antiques though :-p! J/K.
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