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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 2175534, member: 85&quot;][USER=6808]@sunday silence[/USER] </p><p>I&#039;m not sure I can answer all of your questions, but I&#039;ll try.&nbsp; I may not get it entirely correct so hope [USER=50]@say_it_slowly[/USER]&nbsp; or [USER=206]@Chris Marshall[/USER]&nbsp; will come back and correct me.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1891, the McKinley act was enacted in which items imported into the US had to have the country of origin.&nbsp; In 1921, it was amended and items more often than not say &quot;Made In&quot; with the country of origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the ring/donut mark.&nbsp; The one on the left is the mark shown on the pieces in this thread, the one where I drew the circle explains the donut reference.</p><p>Notice it does not say &quot;Made In&quot;.&nbsp; So presumably made before 1921.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]253359[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]253360[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris is saying these can&#039;t be Sampson items.&nbsp; Edme died in 1891 just as the McKinley act is being implemented.&nbsp; Emile died in 1913.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Chris is referring to the ring/donut mark&nbsp; Not to Samson imitating Chelsea.</p><p>My own speculation is that they wouldn&#039;t have mass produced for the export trade.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know if I helped or made things worse.</p><p>Sometimes Chris forgets we don&#039;t know what he knows.&nbsp; He is the author of a site that most of us use and reference ALL the time.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="https://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/resources/history-notes.php" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/resources/history-notes.php" rel="nofollow">https://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/resources/history-notes.php</a></p><p>We don&#039;t get to tell him how much we appreciate the site.&nbsp; So Thank you Chris.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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