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Hofkorbmacher

English translation: basket maker to the court

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German term or phrase:Hofkorbmacher
English translation:basket maker to the court
Entered by: Ford Prefect

19:38 Feb 11, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Hofkorbmacher
Describing Wilhelm Bartelmann, inventor of the "Strandkorb".

Basket maker by royal appointment?
Ford Prefect
Burkina Faso
Local time: 15:10
basket maker to the court
Explanation:
is what I would call him

http://www.all-in-all.com/english/0510.htm

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-02-11 19:52:44 GMT)
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or "to the German/Prussian court" -- http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:l9T-C1E5Av0J:strandmoeb...
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Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 17:10
Grading comment
Thankyou
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2basket maker to the court
Brie Vernier
4basketmaker for the sovereign's estate or manor
Ann C Sherwin
4court basket maker
Henry Schroeder


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
basketmaker for the sovereign's estate or manor


Explanation:
Occupations of people working on the sovereign's estate were generally preceded by Hof-.

Ann C Sherwin
Local time: 11:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
court basket maker


Explanation:
According to the second website he was "the court basket maker".

Basket weaver also seems possible.


    Reference: http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=Wilhelm+Bartelmann+baske...
Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 11:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
basket maker to the court


Explanation:
is what I would call him

http://www.all-in-all.com/english/0510.htm

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Note added at 14 mins (2006-02-11 19:52:44 GMT)
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or "to the German/Prussian court" -- http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:l9T-C1E5Av0J:strandmoeb...

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 17:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thankyou

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Teresa
agree  Julia Lipeles
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Julia
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