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The colour of the mark during this period was predominantly black but other
colours were used, amongst them red, blue, orange, green, brown, and pink. Some
pieces of Belleek also carry the British Patent Office registration mark which
gives the date of registration, not the date the piece was manufactured. During
this period Belleek also used impressed mark, with the words "BELLEEK,CO.
FERMANAGH" or "BELLEEK", or a small impressed mark of a harp or harp and crown.
The latter are more usually found on Earthenware pieces.
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The Second mark used from 1891- 1926 reflects the addition of a ribbon
surrounding the lower half of the design for the first mark on which appears the
words "CO FERMANAGH IRELAND" The change in the trademark occurred in 1891 in
compliance with the 1891 Mc Kinley Tariff Act and the 1887 British Merchandise
Act as amended in 1891,requiring the country of origin to be specified on the
article. The mark is black. Wherever impressed marks were used, particularly
with figurines the word "IRELAND" is added. Sometimes discolouration or fading
is seen in this mark. Although it is not definite why this occurred, it is
likely that this product was made during the First World War when materials were
difficult to acquire and inferior materials were used. |
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Introduced in 1926, possibly to mark the Wembley Exhibition of that year. It
also contains the registry mark "REG No 0857". Interestingly this registry mark
dates from 1884 but was only used from 1926! This mark is always black and was
used up to 1946. Around scroll with Celtic decoration and the words "deanta in
eireann" (made in Ireland) added. On Earthenware the stamp Belleek changed to
"Melvin Ware" in 1936 probably to distinguish it from the more prestigious
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The Pottery resumed full production in 1946 In tests carried out on backstamps,
green was felt to be less obtrusive than black at showing through the
translucent China and thus it was decided to change the colour from black to
green. The mark is identical to its predecessor in every way except the colour. |
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