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Not that it matters much but I was just looking at this old guy wondering what was scratched on it. I came up with, "George Heppa-something October 11 1869" I wonder if I am close.  |
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In Google, only 4 George Heppleworth's, all in England. No Geoffrey Heppleworth. |
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Geof Heppleworth + Co Oct 11 1869
You would have to study all the city directories you could find for 1869 and hope you stumbled on the company. Of course it could have been a US office of an English company. |
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Maybe the P's are FF's are S's. They was very similar in that font. Just a thought? |
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The "F", could even be a "J", maybe the middle intial Geo. F or J Heppleworth |
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George S Heppleworth. Certainly not Geof. Early english script used F as an S eg: Beftowed = Bestowed. This, an advert for the Penny Post in 1680  Mifcarriages of the penny Poft Return of an undeliverable letter 1764 Threadneedle street London.  |
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| Edited by rod222 - 12/19/2012 9:34 pm |
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The long s was pretty much long gone by the Civil War era, although some older people did still use it in their signatures. I have a document from 1867 that is signed by a man who used one in his name. |
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I wonder how a modern speaker would go, back in Shakespeare's time  Edinburgh = Edenbourowe 1647 woodcut of a postillion post boy.  |
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A couple of years ago I went through this phase... I wanted to do things old-fashionedly..lol
So I started using the long-s in certain places, such as my cursive script.
Even today when I'm writing cursive the habit stuck and some of the words that begin with s have the long s. It's neat as long as people know what it is. |
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Geof(f). (Jeffrey) Hepplind Co(pany) OCT(ober) 11/(18)69
I think that is close. The last name or company name is a bit tough however? |
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Posted 12/19/2012 3:31 pm
