this is the type of cinderellas I have been bidding on..on the internet prices are all over the place...up to 10 dollars for this type which I was fortunate to get for 2 dollars apiece !!
What may be interesting to note is that the language on the knight's shield is a really old fashioned type of Dutch. Still in use in the 1920's obviously, but nowadays that phrase would surely raise a lot of eyebrows.
Yes, since 1934 when the Dutch language was overhauled it would have been: Koopt bij de_ middenstand. When I grew up and while my father was a blue collar worker (Housepainter) we detested the "middenstand-- the persons who owned the stores-- as they would not even talk to us! Middenstand was the medium social status; manufacturers and large factory owners were the "rich" then the midden =(middle) stand and then the rest of the world. Hopefully things have changed in the last few years. Jopie
Quote: The term shopkeeper or retailer is defined as someone who sells directly to consumers. Previously there was a need for qualification: the so-called middle class degree . This was required for leading companies in the Vestigingswet fell. It is anyway small independent businesses , a sole proprietorship lead. The distinction with larger companies or businesses operating on a larger scale to make the term is thus often preceded by small , such as petty .
The word derives from the time that the company stands, or social class was divided. The middle class than the middle class of independent entrepreneurs and artisans .
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Posted 08/09/2011 3:36 pm
Middenstand was the medium social status; manufacturers and large factory owners were the "rich" then the midden =(middle) stand and then the rest of the world. Hopefully things have changed in the last few years. Jopie
