Hello, I recently purchased an old wooden box made by the Flemish Art Company. It has a pyrographic design on it and the factory, I have found out from a website on the company, was located in New York City. I had contacted the lady who runs this website to see if she was able to find out what the mark
'Special G' means on the bottom of the box. She went through her notes, but was unable to verify what it means. She did note that a lot of the boxes do not have
'Special G' inscribed in them, but just the usual Flemish Company mark of two bears, so this could make the box distinguished in some way. She was going to ask another knowledgeable and avid collector of these wooden boxes to see if she knew what it means, but sadly the collector has recently passed away.
I was wondering if anyone can help with what the mysterious, cryptic
'Special G' means. There is another inscription on the bottom end of the box which is very faint, but states:
'From: Viola Liebeiwititz (?unsure of surname spelling as very faint)
Sept. 24 '09' which I assume was placed there after the box left the factory, as the writing is not as skilled as the actual artwork on the box. I think that maybe someone who purchased the box must have inscribed their name, personalizing it, and given it as a gift to someone all those years ago. It adds to the history of the box though.
Any help with this would be gratefully received!
Thank you!!!