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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DanaB, post: 2707998, member: 10739&quot;]Hello, I&#039;m looking at your pics of this little toby jug. The little gold mark on the back is a gold anchor mark. This is not Japanese but German. I&#039;m a toby collector for 40 yrs &amp; know this toby very well. It&#039;s from the 1940s - 1950s and other than German I can&#039;t tell you a maker. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are many of these that are made in Japan but that anchor mark sets it aside and let&#039;s me know it&#039;s from Germany. The mark is not very clear but it&#039;s there. The base of the anchor is slightly thick and there are tiny slash marks at the end of each side of the base of the anchor to make the actual anchor. The 3rd pic shows it best and it&#039;s laying down of that gives you an orientation of the anchor. The top of the anchor is under the handle. It&#039;s hard to describe when it&#039;s not obvious but I think you may be able to see it now. Most of these anchors are very clear but once in a while I come across one that&#039;s harder to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>If this was a Japan toby, it would be worth about $5.00. But because it&#039;s German, it&#039;s worth about $15.00 ‐ $20.00.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p>Dana[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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