Hapag Shipping Company Promotional Pen Knife

A promotional pen knife issued by the Hapag Shipping Company,…
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A promotional pen knife issued by the Hapag Shipping Company, circa 1900, maker's mark of Balke & Schaaf Solingen, a promotional item for Hapag - Hamburg-American Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft, founded by Albert Ballin (1857-1918), featuring mercury standing on a globe, with the Company motto, 'Mein Feld ist Die Welt', symbols of industry to the reverse, maker's mark to one blade, housed in a kid purse, length 8.5 cm

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  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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