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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 3261235, member: 50"]<font size="5">You didn't ask but if you didn't already know, this is from Rontgen's book of marks. I do not know if the word "GERMANY" all in caps or the slight variation in the mark makes a difference. Kovel's book of marks shows it with Germany using lower case and otherwise closer but gives a broader description.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Also, while I don't know if these came pre-decorated from the factory, it looks very much like some that were purchased as blanks and decorated by hobby decorators. It was once a very popular past-time and many are quite beautiful.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">I actually have hobby decorated pieces that my SIL's mom did back in the 1960-90s time period that are lovely.</font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]297814[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Kovel's</p><p>[ATTACH=full]297815[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 3261235, member: 50"][SIZE=5]You didn't ask but if you didn't already know, this is from Rontgen's book of marks. I do not know if the word "GERMANY" all in caps or the slight variation in the mark makes a difference. Kovel's book of marks shows it with Germany using lower case and otherwise closer but gives a broader description. Also, while I don't know if these came pre-decorated from the factory, it looks very much like some that were purchased as blanks and decorated by hobby decorators. It was once a very popular past-time and many are quite beautiful. I actually have hobby decorated pieces that my SIL's mom did back in the 1960-90s time period that are lovely.[/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]297814[/ATTACH] Kovel's [ATTACH=full]297815[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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