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This historical document is a German employment certificate (Zeugnis) issued on April 9, 1907, by the wood manufacturing company Josef Povischil, located in Essegg (modern-day Osijek, Croatia).The handwritten text in old German Kurrent script confirms that a worker named Karl Nagy, a carpenter born in 1875 in the Vas region of Hungary, was employed at the factory for roughly six months

📜 Full Document TranscriptionPrinted LetterheadJosef PovischilErste Slavonische Möbel- & Werkzeug-Fabrik (First Slavonian Furniture & Tool Factory)Essegg Oberstadt (Osijek, Upper Town)Bautischlerei mit Dampfbetrieb, Dampfsägewerk u. Parquetten-Fabrik u. Holzhandlung(Steam-powered construction carpentry, steam sawmill, parquet factory, and timber trade)Handwritten Text (German)Essegg, den 9. April 1907ZeugnisHiermit bestätigt wird, daß Karl Nagy geboren im Jahre 1875 zu Szent Lőrincz Comitat Vas, in Ungarn vom 23. Oktober 1906 bis 9. April 1907 in unserer Fabrik als Tischler beschäftigt war und hat sich während dieser Zeit sehr fleißig bewiesen.Derselbe wurde auf eigenes Verlangen lohnbefriedigt entlassen.Josef PovischilEnglish TranslationEssegg, April 9, 1907Certificate of EmploymentIt is hereby confirmed that Karl Nagy, born in the year 1875 in Szentlőrinc, Vas County, Hungary, was employed in our factory as a carpenter from October 23, 1906, to April 9, 1907. During this time, he proved himself to be very industrious.He was discharged at his own request after receiving his final wages.Josef Povischil

Historical & Geographic ContextThe Company: ⁠Josef Povischil (1860–1938) operated a highly successful furniture and tool-manufacturing complex in Slavonia. His factory went on to become one of the premier industrial furniture makers in the region.The Location: Essegg was the German name for the city of Osijek, which at the time was part of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. German was the standard language for trade, administration, and formal business documents across the empire.The Revenue Stamp: The orange 30 Filler stamp fixed on the left side is a standard state revenue stamp (Stempelmarke) used in the Hungarian administration zone of the empire to legally validate official workplace certificates.

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