Base Letter |
Reference in Mettlach Catalog (English Translation) |
Inlay |
Auction Sales 1982 – October 1994 |
A |
Juristen (Lawyer) | Balanced scale hanging on sword with a peasant hat on one side and crown on other |
43 |
B |
Mediziner (Medical Man/Doctor) | Serpent around staff against sun background |
35 |
C |
Philologen (philologist/scholar) | 2 owls -- one with a fool's hat holding a fool's scepter |
10 |
D |
Mathematiker (Mathematician) | Sphere with compass |
7 |
E |
Naturforscher (natural scientist) | Heart surrounded by banners |
2 |
F |
Architekten (architect) | Plumb bob, T-Square and compass |
19 |
G |
Ingenieure (engineer) | Cog Wheel or gear |
6 |
H |
Forstleute (forester) | Oak Tree growing out of a heart |
5 |
I |
Evang. Theologen (evangelical theologian) | Wartburg Castle |
5 |
K |
Kaufleute (merchant/banker) | Two snakes around a winged staff against an open book |
25 |
L |
Bergleute (miner/mountaineer) | Two hammers crossed at the handles |
2 |
R |
None — most likely a special order | Picture of Ezra Cornell |
6 |