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<p>[QUOTE="architrave, post: 9873718, member: 3723"]I found an artist called Alexander F Mettel. Born Minnesota 26 November 1893, of Polish-born parents . In the 1930 census he's living in Minneapolis. His occupation is given as "Artist" and his industry as "Art Publication". Several immigration records, so obviously travelled abroad a fair bit. His 1942 draft registration gives his middle name as "Fort". By 1950 he'd moved to Tucson, Arizona, and is described as an "artist-etcher". Died 1958.</p><p><br /></p><p>His First World war draft card however gives his birth as 26 November 1890, and his marriage record as born c. 1891.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HAZhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44&dq=alexander+f+mettel&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitkbHyroOIAxVeYEEAHRS7JhcQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=alexander%20f%20mettel&f=false" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HAZhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44&dq=alexander+f+mettel&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitkbHyroOIAxVeYEEAHRS7JhcQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=alexander%20f%20mettel&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HAZhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44&dq=alexander+f+mettel&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitkbHyroOIAxVeYEEAHRS7JhcQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=alexander f mettel&f=false</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>His car!</p><p><a href="https://virtualconcours.net/gallery/picture.php?/661" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://virtualconcours.net/gallery/picture.php?/661" rel="nofollow">https://virtualconcours.net/gallery/picture.php?/661</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="architrave, post: 9873718, member: 3723"]I found an artist called Alexander F Mettel. Born Minnesota 26 November 1893, of Polish-born parents . In the 1930 census he's living in Minneapolis. His occupation is given as "Artist" and his industry as "Art Publication". Several immigration records, so obviously travelled abroad a fair bit. His 1942 draft registration gives his middle name as "Fort". By 1950 he'd moved to Tucson, Arizona, and is described as an "artist-etcher". Died 1958. His First World war draft card however gives his birth as 26 November 1890, and his marriage record as born c. 1891. [URL='https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HAZhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44&dq=alexander+f+mettel&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitkbHyroOIAxVeYEEAHRS7JhcQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=alexander%20f%20mettel&f=false']https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HAZhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44&dq=alexander+f+mettel&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitkbHyroOIAxVeYEEAHRS7JhcQ6AF6BAgMEAI#v=onepage&q=alexander f mettel&f=false[/URL] His car! [URL]https://virtualconcours.net/gallery/picture.php?/661[/URL][/QUOTE]
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