German Antique Clock Type?
I have a wooden mantel clock that my parents gave me from Germany. It is either from the sixties of World War Two era. It is key wound. On the front it has 3enlRa printed on it. It has a rectangle shaped front with curved edges. It does not have any major designs or flair on it. On the inside it has a makers mark that looks like a backwards 4 on top of a swirl. It has a sticker on the inside that says "Reinh Milde" "Uhren - Shmuck" "Bestecke" "Ulm-D., Frauenstr. 47". I need to know if any body knows any thing about this or if you know where I can go to get more information. I Really need any help i can get. Thanks!
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"Reinh Milde" - Reinh. is the shortened 1st name, could stand for Reinhard, Reinhardt, or Reinhold. "Uhren" means clocks/watches, "Schmuck" stands for jewellery, and "Bestecke" means cutlery, silverware, or flatware. So we seem to be looking for a regular jeweler... I happen to be a German user which may have made it easier for me to do a little research on your behalf, but I'm afraid I haven't found that much about the jeweler himself. However, there is another Mr. Milde (maybe one of his descendants) on the city council of Ulm, and he seems to be very much engaged in cultural affairs. Of course this is only a very slim chance, but maybe the man can help you if you send him a mail? Don't know if and how much English he speaks, but I'm sure he would find ways to get your mail translated if need be. One more thing: you never know these days whether mail you get is legit or spam, so make sure you put something nice in the subject line like "Kultur Recherche" (that means cultural research).
Now here's the website with the mail link, I wish you luck!
http://buergerinfo.ulm.de/kp0050.php?__kpenr=20082