It looks like there might be a capital L or I and a capital S as well. Further, the lowercase h could also be a lowercase b. It's slightly curved on the right.
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Probably "L. S***balle & Co."
The L has a bigger serif on the left, if that was an I, the serifs would most likely be evenly sized. The b is shaped inward enough to meet the stem. Wondering if the letter after the S is a u. [Edited! I changed my opinion.]
Jesus imgbox is giving me PTSD flashbacks of dial-up. I can hear the modem yelling at me while the image tries to load. I can hear my sister yelling at me to get off the internet so she can call her friends. Wait! Wait! Is that... Ayo fuckin Ed, Edd n Eddie is on!
Yeah I noticed that. What else is available that works well? I think that Imgur is horrible on mobile. Also I don't want to sign up for shit just to post a picture.
You can just upload to Lemmy directly. Works even directly in the comments using the picture icon.
I found a Danish clothing company named J. Suurballe & Co. That existed around 1910.
You can see a picture here: https://arkiv.dk/vis/3582947
Another example: https://arkiv.dk/vis/3516231
Take a look also on page 85 on this PDF: https://silkeborgarkiv.dk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/OCR-Viborg_Amt_Vejviser_1904-1906.pdf
It seems to be an ad for that company.
I hope this helps.
Wow, I'm always impressed what kind of stuff the people in communities like this can dig up.
When I saw the photo earlier I thought there was no chance of finding anything out. After seeing your comment it seems very likely you found the answer. This is what I love about the internet.