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Old 07-17-2011, 08:05 PM
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Hebrew translation

A friend's daughter photographed this in a museum in DC. What does it say?

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Old 07-17-2011, 09:24 PM
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I think it's Yiddish, not Hebrew.
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Old 07-17-2011, 09:31 PM
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Sorry, missed the edit window!

My Yiddish is almost non-existent, but I think the second last line means 'in the whole world'.
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Old 07-17-2011, 09:57 PM
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Thanks, corvidae. I found my Rabbi's email address. I bet the 'Dope beats him to it.
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Old 07-17-2011, 10:36 PM
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Roughly:

The top line says "Here is Miller's (Bransch? not sure)" and then under the knives it says "Miller's slaughter knives and circumcision (instruments?), which are the best and (most beautiful?) in the whole world and guaranteed never to rust."
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Old 07-17-2011, 10:52 PM
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It's definitely Yiddish, here's the best I can do:

This is Miller's (something - maybe "brand"?)

Miller slaughter knives and circumcision (something)
The best and the sharpest (?)
In the whole world
Guaranteed not to rust
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Old 07-18-2011, 06:26 AM
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Thank you, Gentlemen!
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Old 07-18-2011, 07:51 PM
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Miller slaughter knives ("chalafim") and circumcision knives ("mohel messers") are the best and nicest in the whole world.
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Old 07-18-2011, 08:01 PM
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I love it when you crack the meaning of a super mysterious inscription and it totally turns out to be an ad.
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