Stifel & sons tag found

[Surita]

I am new to metal detecting and found this stifel tag in a rural town in south africa. I read up about stifel & sons but I cannot find something similar posted before. I would love to know the year of manufacture, the history of this tag.. Any info. Anyone has info or found something similar?

 

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

Welcome to the forum and congrats on a cool find !

 

[Sandog]

Really cool tag! Welcome to the Tnet.

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

I am new to metal detecting and found this stifel tag in a rural town in south africa. I read up about stifel & sons but I cannot find something similar posted before. I would love to know the year of manufacture, the history of this tag.. Any info. Anyone has info or found something similar?

welcome aboard and good luck on the ID

 

[Mackaydon]

If you can get a copy of this magazine, it might give you your answer.

anthology of american workwear | avant magazine | edited in france

after five anthologies dedicated to workwear, military and western wear, avant devotes its sixth issue to the brand that makes collectors the world over dream: stifel. in this book, the first ever published on stifel, we tell you about the life and legacy of the stifel family, who for over 100...

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Don in SoCal

 

[Red-Coat]

The boot with 'STIFEL' inside it was inspired by a boot incorporated within the family coat of arms, which one of the family designed (it wasn't actually a true heraldic coat of arms). 'Stifel', or rather it's alternative spelling of 'stiefel' means 'boot' in German.
The trademark itself was said by the family to have been created at "the turn of the century" although it doesn't seem to have usage before about 1910.

 

[Surita]

Thanks everyone for your replies! I will try to get a copy of the magazine. Very cool.

 

[Red-Coat]

Here's the original family coat of arms with a lion holding a boot which inspired the later boot trademark.

 

[oldmxrat]

Cool find, congrats and welcome to Tnet!

 

[Gare]

Welcome to this very fine forum !!!

 

[Digger RJ]

I am new to metal detecting and found this stifel tag in a rural town in south africa. I read up about stifel & sons but I cannot find something similar posted before. I would love to know the year of manufacture, the history of this tag.. Any info. Anyone has info or found something similar?

Nice!!!! Congrats!!!!