Author Topic: Need help on hand writing (Read 1143 times)

louis665 · « **on:** Sunday 05 May 19 14:04 BST (UK) »

The recognised part is ‘To Miss Bennett，4th Nov. a souvenir from the’.... with the unrecognised as attached.

Ruskie · « **Reply #1 on:** Sunday 05 May 19 14:05 BST (UK) »

... the girls of the house of "maw" or "man" ....?

(it might help if we can see more of the writing and if you give us more information on context)

louis665 · « **Reply #2 on:** Sunday 05 May 19 14:24 BST (UK) »

Thanks，Ruskie. Unfortunately，this is all the words from a label in a box.

josey · « **Reply #3 on:** Sunday 05 May 19 14:29 BST (UK) »

I'd go with 'Maw'. Maybe 'Maw' was a name for 'Ma' - the head of some sort of house for 'girls'?

hallmark · « **Reply #4 on:** Sunday 05 May 19 14:33 BST (UK) »

Must be a very big label.

Have made it smaller so maybe more legible!

the girls of the house of "maw"

Gadget · « **Reply #5 on:** Sunday 05 May 19 14:40 BST (UK) »

Could you put up the first part - To Miss Bennett, etc.

This would help to distinguish between an n and a w

Gadget

louis665 · « **Reply #6 on:** Sunday 05 May 19 17:25 BST (UK) »

Thanks All！As attached.

loobylooayr · « **Reply #7 on:** Sunday 05 May 19 17:32 BST (UK) »

Hiya -

Another one for - from the girls of the house of "maw"

Looby

Jool · « **Reply #8 on:** Sunday 05 May 19 17:40 BST (UK) »

It seems the word Maw is a Scottish term for mother/mom according to this website (I've never heard of it before)

http://www.scotranslate.com/translate/scottish/maw/1/443#.XM8Ra2zsbIU

Josey has already suggested this

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