On Board Tool Kit, 1920s
- A thank you to our Mater, granddaughter of Wilhelm Maybach.
- Anagram for Materia Medica, the doctor’s reference book of symptoms and remedies; in memory of Dr. Frederic Schmid, our father and San Francisco Family Physician and Homeopath.
- An echo of the word Motorenbau, the automobile company founded by Karl Maybach.
- Latin for Earthly Realm. A reminder that even the finest wines are still chiefly Material.