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Translation help needed!

Geologyhound

Geologyhound

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I couldn’t make it by the old house site (Targets of Opportunity …) as the crew was working, so I diverted to another site where I have found several coins from the 1800s. I had high hopes for the penny, as it was in the center of a roughly 4 x 4 depression in the woods. Unfortunately, it’s just a modern memorial. However, the piece of printing plate has me interested. I don’t know if it’s German, Hungarian, Turkish or something else. All those languages use umlauts. However, some of the letters seem to have a little drop squiggle, which may indicate Turkish? If anyone could translate part of this for me, I would greatly appreciate it! I have reversed the image so it can be read straight. Thank you!
 

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It’s not legible enough for my translator to read. Can you rub a piece of brass over the top to clean just the surface of the text? Then barely moisten a rag with olive oil, just enough to wipe only the surface of the text so that it stands out dark against the light background. Take another picture that highlights the text and post it. I’ll try to translate again.
 
407floyd said:
It’s not legible enough for my translator to read. Can you rub a piece of brass over the top to clean just the surface of the text? Then barely moisten a rag with olive oil, just enough to wipe only the surface of the text so that it stands out dark against the light background. Take another picture that highlights the text and post it. I’ll try to translate again.
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Or do a pencil impression on paper.
Artist carbon stick's work great for that.
Use that method on old tombstone's too.
I do recommend a gentle tooth brush cleaning first.
 
Odanscoils said:
Or do a pencil impression on paper.
Artist carbon stick's work great for that.
Use that method on old tombstone's too.
I do recommend a gentle tooth brush cleaning first.
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OK, I think I’ve managed to translate a little bit more of it. In case anybody wants to double check me or try to crack some more of the translation, I have included some pictures of a rubbing, an impression, and the plate with a light brushing of oil (with and without side lighting). I have also included a picture of what I think the translation is so far. Unfortunately, the name of the doctor on line four seems to be obliterated or otherwise that might make identification easier.
 

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Odanscoils said:
I can't read the translation.
Is that to English ?
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On the translation, I put the German words on the left side and organized it by line (15 lines on the plate) leaving gaps for the currently unknown words. I then put the English translation on the right side, again leaving gaps for the unknown words/lines. Hopefully, I can fill in some of the blanks, or others might be able to fill in some of the blanks, for me. It looks like the translation picture is actually rotated clockwise 90° and seems a bit blurrier than my original picture.
 
Geologyhound said:
On the translation, I put the German words on the left side and organized it by line (15 lines on the plate) leaving gaps for the currently unknown words. I then put the English translation on the right side, again leaving gaps for the unknown words/lines. Hopefully, I can fill in some of the blanks, or others might be able to fill in some of the blanks, for me. It looks like the translation picture is actually rotated clockwise 90° and seems a bit blurrier than my original picture.
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Geez whizz
I can't see that !!!
Possibly change the color.
I'm an Old fart.
 
The word ‘yellow’ leads me to believe there was an outbreak of yellow fever on this train. Must have been a long train ride through multiple countries. There were huge outbreaks in European cities beginning with the trafficking of African slaves. Once railroads were established, it made it much easier to spread diseases. Africa is where the disease originated. There’s no cure, so the vaccine is the only way to stop it. Sorry about that, Anti-Vaxers.
 
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