Martin Pape died in 1884, 50 years old, and already from then on the Pape
family was out of 'Dennert & Pape'.

They kept the company name because it was well established in the trade.

Harold Pape was born in 1903, so he could conceivably have been a close
relative, even a grandson!

Another thing is that looking closely at the slide rule Harold Pape holds in
his hand, it looks very much like an Aristo (Dennert & Pape): end brace on
one side only, with a slanted profile, a typical Aristo. Did the sculptor
actually have Harold's SR in hand?

Although being an American (it doesn't say that he was born in the USA!),
could it be that he was very conscious of his family history?

These are only speculations, of course, but it fits and makes one wonder...

John Mosand


Or even easier, I now realise,

http://www.rechenschieber.org/pape.htm

It says (my translation) "Harold R. Pape was originally American, and
came during the war to Monclova, were he founded the steel works".

If he were born in America, then he would be a fairly distant
relative, if one at all.

Regards, Jerry McCarthy, U.K.




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