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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 534794, member: 111&quot;]The presence of an area code or zip code would indicate &#039;no earlier than&#039; dating, but the lack of those numbers doesn&#039;t indicate &#039;no later than&#039; dating (unless a record of&nbsp; when a company included those numbers on their labels or marks exists) - there was certainly no requirement that the area code or zip code be included on a label and a firm may have purchased large quantities of labels that were used for many years.&nbsp; &#039;Benet Gallery&#039; in Stoughton, MA was incorporated in 1974, doesn&#039;t seem to still be in business, but both principals appear to still be alive at current ages 73 and 71.</p><p><br /></p><p>After we resumed trade with China in the &#039;70s, Chinese items were all over the place by the &#039;80s, - can recall looking through stacks of similar quality Chinese silk pieces in import shops, with fabric backs read to be stuffed for pillows, also remember seeing them framed...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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