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[Woodland Detectors]

We found this little clip the other day. when we see back marks or names our curiosity arises. Does anyone know what this is or who Max. B. Brummer is

 

[DCMatt]

It is a sock or stocking clip. Simial to one near the middle of this pic:

DCMatt

 

[Woodland Detectors]

So, Max must be a designer?

 

[trikikiwi]

Max appears to have been a 'Merchant' of New York assuming this is him, mentioned under "The Mayor's Relief Fund" in this article
dated Sep 15 1900.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D05E7DE133EE333A25756C1A96F9C946197D6CF

There is also a Max B. Brummer born about 1860, mentioned in the US Federal Census of 1930

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/...rox=1&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gl=allgs&gss=asrf&so=3

I'm not signed up on that site, so can't delve further. Maybe someone else on TNet is and therefore can look into it and see what his occupation was, along with a pic from his passport application.

Cheers, Mike