Does anyone have any information on this nativity set? Specifically I'm trying to date this set. I can't find any like these on the internet. I'm finding information about Caproni Casts but I can't find a nativity set to help date these. Any information is helpful. The tall standing figures; Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus all have the stamp "Caproni Casts". The other 5 casts do not have the stamp. However all 8 casts have a carved stamp with a letter and number as shown in the pictures; "H19", "H20", "H21", "H22", and one more I can't make out. Thank you!
I pulled the following off Wikipedia page for Pietro Caproni: Caproni casts can be identified by a metal hallmark imbedded into the base of the cast. Early casts have brass hallmarks bearing "PP CAPRONI & BROTHER PLASTIC ARTS, BOSTON, MA." In later years the medium changed to aluminum. In 1932 the company changed names to 'Caproni Galleries, Inc' and was a supplier to Disney for the plaster figurines of all the Disney characters. Amadeo Nardini, owner of a casting company which specialized in ecclesiastical subjects, bought the company around 1940 and ran it as "Caproni Galleries of Amadeo." There is more info on the wikipedia page regarding the the company. Don
