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Guide to Marks and Dating
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Introduction
The McKinley Tariff Act required imports into the United States to list the country of origin on their products beginning in 1891. This provided well-known marks such as "Bavaria," "England," "Nippon," and "Co. Fermangh Ireland." In 1921 the Act was amended to require the phrase "Made in" preceding the country of origin, and Japan was required to replace "Nippon" (the Japanese name for Japan) with "Made in Japan." (Interestingly, Irish Belleek retained the "Co. Fermangh Ireland" labeling without adding the "Made in" phrase and switched to Gaelic in 1926.) The labeling at individual British potteries varies somewhat from the 1891/1921 dating requirements described above (e.g., Wedgwood adopted the "Made in England" around 1908/10 and may have used it on some pieces as early as 1898), and only pieces exported to the United States required these marks. Also, newer items are sometimes imprinted with the earlier (i.e., 1891) style labeling, so this "system" provides only a rough dating guide.

 
Minton Marks
1842-1850
1851-1859
1860-1868
1869-1877
1878-1886
1887-1895
1896-1904
1905-1913
1914-1922
1923-1931
1932-1940

About this Page

It seems that everybody is selling something on the Internet and few sites provide any free information about antiques and collectibles. Well, we sell things too but we also provide some free information about the items we sell and collect. This page is designed to provide a quick reference for the experienced collector in identifying and dating some items. It is not intended to be a definitive guide but only a quick reference (This information should not be used as a buying or selling guide.). The information provided is accurate to the best of our knowledge; however, the user should consult the standard reference sources for confirmation of this information -- we assume no liability for the information provided herein. Indeed, the references we consult often conflict in identifying and dating items.

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