Family Folk Art and Artifacts of Historical Interest

Alfred Gutmann A.G., First Pour Memento (1913)

Posted on February 3, 2015July 25, 2015 by hiramk

German Inscription English Translation Gluck aut zum ersten Guss 12.9.13 Luck for the first pouring September 12, 1913 DEN MITCLIEDERN DES V.D.E. ZUR FRDL. ERINNERUNG. EISENACH, 12.9.1913 ALFRED GUTMANN A.G. OTTENSEN-HAMBURG For the Members of the V.D.E. For a Friendly Memory (Reminder) Eisenach 12 September 1913 (Town in Germany oven was delivered to) Alfred Gutmann A.G. (Name of the designing company and German industrialist) Ottensen-Hamburg (Name of the Suburb in the City of Hamburg) Craftsmanship…

Old Jim Rides Again

Posted on January 16, 2015February 26, 2015 by hiramk

My friend pictured here is Old Jim. Jim is the alter ego of my great grandfather James Henry Lemens (1876 – 1974). After posting this, my aunt, Linda Burk Kemp (keeper of the family history), added some crucial details. Greatdad taught himself ventriloquism late in life. By her estimation he was in his 80s when he acquired the skill! Being a man of many talents, Greatdad would write a poem to be recited at his…

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