Please help me with my research.
I'm currently trying to untangle RbNr. codes for German Footwear makers. If you own or have photos of a pair of german footwear marked with an RbNr please post a photo of the boot and any markings at all. For Marching boots, it is usually near the top edge of the shaft embossed either inside or outside. For ankle boots, it is similarly placed on the shorter shaft. For Felt winter boots it is typically printed in ink on the cloth pull tab which has to be lifted up to see. On pilot boots, it is usually on a cloth tag inside the top edge of the boots or under the zipper. Bonus point for boots with a date or the name of the maker!
These numbers appear in the following format X/XXXX/XXXX
The first digit represents the "industry" or trade. In the case of Footwear, this is always a 0/ because it is an "industry." The second two digits represent the region of production and the next two digits represent the exact city within those regions such as 0901/ which is Nayla, Northern Bavaria. The last four digits represent the actual manufacturer in that location so the 0/0901/0017 code would represent the Schuhfabrik firm of Seifert u. Klüber located in Nalla, Bavaria.
So far I have documented 85 pairs of footwear with RbNr markings. I would love to up that number significantly.
Sincerely,
Dr. Douglas W. Strong
I'm currently trying to untangle RbNr. codes for German Footwear makers. If you own or have photos of a pair of german footwear marked with an RbNr please post a photo of the boot and any markings at all. For Marching boots, it is usually near the top edge of the shaft embossed either inside or outside. For ankle boots, it is similarly placed on the shorter shaft. For Felt winter boots it is typically printed in ink on the cloth pull tab which has to be lifted up to see. On pilot boots, it is usually on a cloth tag inside the top edge of the boots or under the zipper. Bonus point for boots with a date or the name of the maker!
These numbers appear in the following format X/XXXX/XXXX
The first digit represents the "industry" or trade. In the case of Footwear, this is always a 0/ because it is an "industry." The second two digits represent the region of production and the next two digits represent the exact city within those regions such as 0901/ which is Nayla, Northern Bavaria. The last four digits represent the actual manufacturer in that location so the 0/0901/0017 code would represent the Schuhfabrik firm of Seifert u. Klüber located in Nalla, Bavaria.
So far I have documented 85 pairs of footwear with RbNr markings. I would love to up that number significantly.
Sincerely,
Dr. Douglas W. Strong
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