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Fuhrmann, Nissle & Günther (German Shipping Company)

D. Fuhrmann, Nissle & Günther Nachfolger, Hamburg

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[Fuhrmann, Nissle & Gunther] image by Jarig Bakker, 10 Feb 2005 See also:

Fuhrmann, Nissle & Günther

Fuhrmann, Nissle & Günther, Hamburg - flag with 9 horizontal stripes of blue and white; in center white disk bordered red; red "F".
Image after Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies, compiled by F.J.N. Wedge, Glasgow, 1926 [wed26]
Jarig Bakker, 10 Feb 2005

Fuhrmann, Nissle & Günther variant

[Fuhrmann, Nissle & Gunther variant] image by Ivan Sache, 16 Mar 2008

Lloyd's Book of House Flags and Funnels (1912) shows the house flag of the company (#37, p. 38), based in Hamburg, as subsequently shown by Wedge, but with some differences:
- the nine stripes are of equal width;
- the "F" is placed in an oval;
- the "F" is seriffed.

It seems that Lloyd's was the main source of information for Wedge. All the house flags I have hitherto found in the FOTW website "as shown by Wedge" are also shown in Lloyd's. Of course, the size of the sample is too small to conclude since I have browsed only the first two pagesof Lloyd's.

The title of the book "D. Fuhrmann, Nissle & Günther Nflg. ("Nachfolger", "Successors"), 1840-1965", published in 1965, seems to indicate that this venerable company was founded in 1840. The company is still registered as a container operator in Bremerhaven.
Ivan Sache, 16 Mar 2008