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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - woman, man, horse

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-06-13 13:54

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1900

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - traditional archery

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-06-13 13:44

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1900

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - flower and butterfly

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-06-06 14:09

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1900

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - flowers and fruit

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-06-06 14:02

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1900

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - two men fishing

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-05-30 20:49

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1900

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - two ladies from Hunan

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-05-30 20:47

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1900

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - dancing man holding a coin

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Tue, 2020-05-26 12:59

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1900

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - Chinese woman and child

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Mon, 2020-05-25 13:19

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1901

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Dutch volunteers, Le Cercle Sportif Français, Shanghai, 1937

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sun, 2020-05-24 21:57

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) was part of a group of Dutch bachelors in pre-war Shanghai. Another member of this group was David van Gelderen (1908-1990), originally from Rotterdam. He arrived in Shanghai in 1933, working for Unilever, a merger of the operations of Dutch Margarine Unie and British soap maker Lever Brothers. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1937

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - Nine Chinese Lady Musicians sitting under a tree

Submitted by Charles in Shanghai on Sat, 2020-05-23 13:08

Charles Gesner van der Voort (1916-1991) had started his career in Rotterdam, at Holland-China Trading Company (HCHC). In 1938, he went to Shanghai for the firm. The Japanese interned him, and most other Dutch nationals, from 1943-45. In camp, he met his wife Nancy and they married after the war. After a leave in The Netherlands, they returned to the Orient, where Charles continued to work for HCHC in Hong Kong. <Read more ...>

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1900

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Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - woman, man, horse

Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - traditional archery

Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - flower and butterfly

Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - flowers and fruit

Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - two men fishing

Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - two ladies from Hunan

Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - dancing man holding a coin

Hotz s'Jacob & Co.: 1900 trade mark registration - Chinese woman and child

Dutch volunteers, Le Cercle Sportif Français, Shanghai, 1937

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