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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 65786, member: 54"]Thanks for the measurement.</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your question, the best answer is probably "wisdom." In this case I mean physical observations combined with a knowledge of when similar items were produced and marketed in quantity and for what market these were made. I'd guess you wouldn't find any on the market before WWII, because there was little or no market then. I think these were made for export for souvenir and gift use as opposed to any serious domestic sales in the country of origin. Production may have peaked around 1970. But notice I'm only about 91% sure. No question that this one shows high-quality carving. If the craftsman had signed his work I'd give it a higher score.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 65786, member: 54"]Thanks for the measurement. To answer your question, the best answer is probably "wisdom." In this case I mean physical observations combined with a knowledge of when similar items were produced and marketed in quantity and for what market these were made. I'd guess you wouldn't find any on the market before WWII, because there was little or no market then. I think these were made for export for souvenir and gift use as opposed to any serious domestic sales in the country of origin. Production may have peaked around 1970. But notice I'm only about 91% sure. No question that this one shows high-quality carving. If the craftsman had signed his work I'd give it a higher score.[/QUOTE]
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