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GERMAN BLADESMITHS
basic guide. This is particularly true of the style of lettering known as “Engraver’s
Gothic”, which is usually little more than plain lettering with tiny wedge-like serifs
(protrusions) at the head or foot of each stroke. In small sizes, these protrusions
are all but imperceptible, and so lettering of this type has sometimes been regarded
as ‘block’ instead of ‘roman’.
Note: marks that are simply the full company name, including initials, are not listed unless
they can be confused with others of similar name. Many of these ‘full name’ marks are accompanied
by a pictorial or other representational trademark (q.v.) that serves as the primary
identifier.
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The process of identifying individual marks
can be slow, even though much of the
work is based on existing lists. Marks that
are listed below in bold have, by and large,
been properly authenticated; an attempt
has also been made to show which were
registered as CAPITAL LETTERS and which
were Upper and Lower Case. All other marks,
conversely, are still ‘work in progress’ and
have been left in plain CAPITALS.
NUMBERS
2 × above ‘KAUFMANN’ (1903, no. 60872):
Heinrich Kaufmann & Söohne, Solingen.
Registry class: 9b. Style: block.
4 and ‘S’ (