Reading handwriting.....

[toolsntat]

Can any of you make out what is written in this picture please?
I have some thoughts, one being that the bottom script is a towns name.
I'll leave that out for now so as not to skew the reading.
Cheers Andy

 

[Turnr77]

Joseph Waters Finchley is what I see

 

[stuckinthemud]

Last name might be Trinkley, that search engine lists an artist called Karla Trinkley, maybe Joseph W is a relative?

 

[marcros]

Certainly Joseph something. I can't offer much more, but my expectation is Joseph something, and the third word is separate. Could be a place, a title of the picture etc. On the second word, it looks like the artist has signed his name and finished. If it was a middle name, or a double barrelled name I think it would have been on one line and wouldn't have the squiggle at the end, mid sentence as it were.

Does the picture itself offer any clues as to a place, subject etc?

 

[stuckinthemud]

The middle name has me foxed. I think Waf but the last letter(s) have me beat - most likely an n r or ri, so Wafn, Wafr, or Wafri

 

[marcros]

Wahy? Wafrey?

 

[Tris]

Joseph Wahz, Hinckley. Not sure on the surname though

Looking closer at the place I'd go for Wahey as the surname

 

[toolsntat]

Thanks for the input folks.
Tris may (as I'm thinking) have the location of Hinckley right, as that was the location of the demolition and salvage yard I got this 42"x18" photo from.
It could likely be a burnt out hosiery factory as, seated, front, left to right, 5&6 look like they're holding a stocking ?
Cheers Andy

 

[stuckinthemud]

Really can't see how a single vertical crossed by a single horizontal can be anything other than a T

Ooh, that sounded cross on a re-read, apologies, I'm not saying that crossly, just confuddled

 

[Andy Kev.]

If you look at the "h" in Joseph, it is not quite the same as what could be taken for an h in the second word. Note that the second one has a loop at the base of the stem which is not present in the first and third words. There's a chance that its an "l", so that would give "Wal" but what is the final bit? "ry" perhaps?

A quick google has Walry being a surname which occurs in Belgium and Luxembourg, so it's probably not that if you are in the area of Hinckley.

 

[doctor Bob]

Joseph Wartz Stinks ......... some one didn't like Joseph.

 

[TheUnicorn]

Really can't see how a single vertical crossed by a single horizontal can be anything other than a T

Ooh, that sounded cross on a re-read, apologies, I'm not saying that crossly, just confuddled

I read it as a T, however, on closer inspection, there is a small vertical line to the left of the main vertical stroke, which has no other reason for being there. As the location can be indentified as Hinckley, I think that is a fair assumption

 

[stuckinthemud]

Cursive f has a forward loop above the line and a backward loop below the line, third letter in the mid word has a backward lower loop, so most likely an f.
Last word has a capital, then a letter starting with a riser to the top of the letter, third letter is an i, see where the dot is?

 

[Bm101]

I used the super computer to focus in. Nothing suspicious.

 

[stuckinthemud]

Bound to be a local history society in the area on FB, try posting the picture ?

 

[TheUnicorn]

not sure if this is relevant Hinckley Past & Present | Local History | Past Times

 

[stuckinthemud]

I found a website listing all the professional photographers in the UK from 1840 to 1940 and there are two listings for Joseph Wake (maybe father and son- supposition on my part) but no dates or location . Dunno if its any help.

 

[Tris]

Hinckley times carries a reference to Joseph Watsons Studios at around the end of the first World War, perhaps this could be the photographer?

https://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/past-times-photos-show-real-6280834

 

[Tris]

Whoever he is his writing is almost as bad as mine!

 

[stuckinthemud]

I can kinda see how Watsons could scribble down to that.