sprtqust
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posted on May 23, 2002 01:14:06 PM new
I just listed this item (875506994) on eBay under "Antiques: Architectural" because I didn't know where else to put it. I thought it was a plaster mold, but the detailing is too crude for that. I now think it is a plaque of some kind. It measures 8x5 inches in size and is made of "white" metal. However, it is heavier than simple white or pot metal, making me think it has a fairly high lead content. The figure's features are very Victorian and I know that it is old. There are two embossed words in the upper right hand corner which I cannot decipher. They look like "EWER DOD" and "ASSKLAV" or "I VIER DOD" and "ASSKLAY". HELP!!!! I'd post the pic here, but I can't figure out how to do it (duh!) -- you'll have to go to the item on eBay to look at the pic. Sorry.
[ edited by sprtqust on May 23, 2002 01:15 PM ]
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dadofstickboy
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posted on May 23, 2002 01:22:14 PM new
[ edited by dadofstickboy on May 23, 2002 01:23 PM ]
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sprtqust
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posted on May 23, 2002 01:24:54 PM new
Thanks, Dad!!!
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dadofstickboy
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posted on May 23, 2002 01:36:07 PM new
Sorry I don't know what it is!
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hughesdesign
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posted on May 23, 2002 01:43:50 PM new
"vier" is "four" in german. But none of the other words translate. Could it be in Latin?
Sorry could't be more help - very interesting though.
~S.
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classicrock000
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posted on May 23, 2002 02:10:44 PM new
its a statue of elvis in "harum scarum"
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bovirt
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posted on May 23, 2002 04:44:34 PM new
Holy Cow, It's Jimmy Hoffa!!
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sprtqust
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posted on May 23, 2002 06:12:42 PM new
You guys are SOOOOO helpful! That's okay, I needed a giggle.
I am abandoning my computer for three whole days. When I return on Monday, I expect an answer!
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sparkz
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posted on May 23, 2002 09:01:56 PM new
It's Meg explaining how the VERO program works.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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homestead7
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posted on May 23, 2002 09:16:26 PM new
You probably listed it correctly. It looks like a plaque for a corner stone on a building. Just guessing.
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bidsbids
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posted on May 23, 2002 09:33:24 PM new
I love a mystery and accidently entered "lewer dod" in the google search engine instead of "ewer dod". The first hit is a page in the Greman language but they have a translate button next to the google entry. The first photo on the page is of a German military man from WW1 and under the photo is a quote signed by a "Lewer dod as Slaw". Sounds close to the name you have.
I think the plaque was on a building in Germany. Usually bronze was used on exterior building dedication plaques and it has a heavy metal heft to it.
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sprtqust
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posted on May 24, 2002 04:49:15 AM new
Thanks bidsbids!!! I also did a search on Google prior to listing and came up with nothing, although I don't think I entered "lewer dod". Strange name...
I have added your information to the item description, and given all the credit to you, of course!
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meridenmor
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posted on May 24, 2002 12:20:16 PM new
I think it is Dutch. Try searching a Dutch language site.
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bidsbids
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posted on May 24, 2002 02:56:55 PM new
Thanks sprtqust! I wouldn't have found anything without that accidental letter "l" in the google search. Just like discovering penicillin from mold. 
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trai
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posted on May 24, 2002 04:51:50 PM new
Ewer dod, this is not german. now if this said ewer gott then you be on the right track.
Ewer means" your"
vier is "for" or the #4
The plaque shows a picture from the middle ages. What it does say is "your god, and for god."
"ASSKLAV" is a word for enclave.
This is what it comes across to me.
Anyway, this is the best I can come up with.
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