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Antique Questions Forum / German violin maker, any info?

« on: March 16, 2015, 08:43:49 pm »

Hey everyone!
I play violin and recently got a new instrument! 
I am fascinated by its history. I have done a little googling and have not found much on the maker, Louis Löwenthal / Louis Lowendall. It is a Berlin made 1902 model with full blocking.  Beautiful instrument, it is signed by Louis on the inside wood as well as on the label. Has a stamp with a crown and the words Berlin just under the neck. Not a family instrument, wish it was but I am hopefully making it into a family heirloom. Any info anyone has on these violins would be greatly appreciated. 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique horseshoes?

« on: January 30, 2015, 11:28:49 pm »

Hmm when where they In Germany? One of them (the better looking one) seems to have a flower type stamp on it, it is barely visible and I JUST noticed it

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique horseshoes?

« on: January 14, 2015, 07:43:27 am »

Thanks a ton!!!!! 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Austrian christening bowl pewter dated 4.7.1776

« on: January 13, 2015, 01:10:01 pm »

I spent a few hours at the library looking at books of old metal marks from about 1700-1890 and couldn't fined anything

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique horseshoes?

« on: January 13, 2015, 12:37:04 pm »

I live near ASU would they offer those services? If so who in the university would I contact?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique horseshoes?

« on: January 13, 2015, 07:48:28 am »

Anyone know if I could get them carbon dated or dated through a similar method?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique horseshoes?

« on: January 10, 2015, 11:07:56 pm »

Not sure about the size I will post it after I am back 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique horseshoes?

« on: January 09, 2015, 01:28:21 pm »

My friend let me use his computer so here are the pics 
http://imgur.com/mErzBJu
http://imgur.com/VlQEgRm
http://imgur.com/DH0C9Ir
http://imgur.com/VlQEgRm
http://imgur.com/Wd4UFUh
Sorry for the randomness of the pictures and sorry if i repeated one twice
Thanks for all the support!!!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique horseshoes?

« on: January 09, 2015, 12:28:04 pm »

Sorry for the delays on the pictures but I won't be home until tommorow
No one knows if they where on the surface or not but my family has been on the farm for 6 or 7 generations and before that it was owned by the local monystery so the fields have been in use for a looong time so they could have been turned up cause of plowing. 

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Antique Questions Forum / Antique horseshoes?

« on: January 07, 2015, 01:00:41 pm »

So my moms side of the family lives in Germany and last time i went to visit after my grandma died i was going through some stuff and i found 2 cool looking horseshoes. They would have been thrown away so I grabbed them... Family storys say that my great great great grandfather found them one day in the field and that they are from when the Huns invaded.  (I will post pictures later)
This is all the info i know about them, any help would be greatly appreciated:
According to my family they where found in a field on the farm which is about 2 miles north of Schlier.
Thats all thts knowen.. any help at all would be great!!!