One of m-4's acquisitions, possibly sourced from Gebhardt Merkel, a guess for now, the pics might be a little large:
Has what looks to be the initials of "GEM"(Gebhardt Ernst(?) Merkel) or GHM????
Anyone know the pre-1890 history of the Merkel boys? They seem to arrive in Suhl in the late 1800s. The Merkel klan seem to have been centered around the Heidelberg-Mannheim/Bayern region where some cat brought them in the 700s A.D. to expel the Moors and they liked the area so well they stayed.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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