On pottery:
After 1887 English law required the words "Made in ..."
"Japan" first appears in US in 1921...
(Kovel and Kovel, 1986 "New Dictionary of Marks"
7/13/2001 12:51:13 PM, William White <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Does anybody out there in HISTARCH land know the year "Made in Japan"
> first made its appearance? Thanks ever so much......
Carl Steen
Archaeologist
Diachronic Research Foundation
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