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Inherited these figurines with markings
« on: January 28, 2009, 02:15:10 pm »
I have inherited these figurines.  I tried some research but could not find the exact same markings.  I would like to know what they are.  They came from my great grandmother, who imigrated here from Germany.   Thanks for any help you can offer in helping me identify them.

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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2009, 05:37:27 pm »
they may represent. george & martha washington. of which you would expect to find them from france. Germany has lot's of trade mark's like your's. but as you say' not your's.

I will see if I can track them down.

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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 08:11:04 pm »
Thank you for taking the time to look.  My children and I are really interested in knowing about them.  It will make for great hand-me-downs if there is a story behind them.  Especially since they have been packed in a box in our closet for years!

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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2009, 02:42:11 pm »
D&b would you consider these Dresden style?
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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2009, 02:58:43 pm »
Yes I would. but there's 30+ company's that used a similar trademark. I thought sure I had it. but I don't. by all indications they are german.

I contacted Chris Marshall. & expert in german Trademark's asked him to stop in and take a look. he has been here before.

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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2009, 03:12:09 pm »
I thought it was German as well...but couldn't find a matching mark.  The mystery continues!
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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2009, 06:37:25 pm »
Chris Marshall of Porcelain Marks & More?  Wow!
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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2009, 01:31:40 am »
Hi all!

Rotate the mark picture 90 degrees clockwise ... it's a mark used by HomCo; the items are Asian imports. Here is a clearer (later) version; the black markings shown by the original poster seem to be the early (handpainted) versions of this mark whereas mine is a later (machine-applied) version. Note that their marks are frequently found with or without leading letters (C-, S-, etc.) which are claimed to be an indicator of designer. But that's all I know, sorry.



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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2009, 07:47:56 am »
Thank's Cris for your time we know you are busy.

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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2009, 09:59:28 am »
Thanks for your time and expertise! 
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Re: Inherited these figurines with markings
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2009, 12:29:54 pm »
very cool. I'm impressed.
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