German / Prussian Change purse Name Help

To be totally honest, I have no idea what this thing is for.

 

Here is a safe Wikipedia site that tells of a William Jacobson, who in the 1830s did some stuff...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jacobson

 

What size is it? The date would most likely be when it was presented, the significance personal, whether a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or whatever...

~Cheryl

 

Eh, doubt the English 'William Jacobson' was given an item engraved in Norwegian or German for 'Wilhelm Jacobsen' - nice try though...

Likely just a purse for his money and valuables, small enough to keep on his person.

~Cheryl

 

I would have to agree, Cheryl.
I was thinking coin purse, too... would the date have been the day it was given to him, or...?
Who knows...

 

Hehe, a mystery - sure the date held significance for him, but without any other information, no way to know what it was. Do feel, given the name, it's much more likely to be Norwegian - and tracking down patronymic Scandinavian surnames without any family information can be very difficult...

~Cheryl

 

... tracking down patronymic Scandinavian surnames without any family information can be very difficult...

Cheryl, you are SO on target here! My own Swedish relatives took (got?) the name JOHNSON when they came to the US. It took me YEARS to trace the family in Sweden!

 

It still looked like it said more to the left on the other side where you hadn't cleaned off yet.....