Other Marks
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Type of Mark |
Description of Mark |
Picture |
| Address Mark | "Stuttgart", Ger. A mould by Göte, an early twentieth century dealer. |  # 21605-10 R |
| Alignment Marks | Alignment marks at junction of three mould parts. |  #1548 E |
| Date Mark | "4 July 1776" on book held by the Statue of Liberty. The four digit Letang maker numbers are often mis-read as an improbable year mark. Please check such numbers in the Letang catalogue. |
 #1181 E |
| Import Mark, Fr, Ger | "France" 1891 US McKinley Law - required country of origin "Made in Germany" 1914 law requires "Made in..." |
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| Import Mark, Ger After 1920 | Import mark below clasp on flange of chocolate mould. Required by US after 1920. |  #0169 |
| Label Mark | Reversed wine label inside champagne bottle mould. |  #30028 LG |
| Orientation Mark | Indicating front center. |  #1734 S |
| Patent Mark | "GES GESCH" is made from letters on strips of plastic from a hand held machine. German for 'Patent Mark'. "Marque déposée" is French for 'Patent Mark'. |
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| Registration Mark + Quantity Mark | Makers number mark "No 21". Diamond is an English registration mark in center by reference to a pamphlet of registrations one can identify the month and year of registration and the maker. "Quart" is the Quantity. |
 #954 S |
| Shaving Mark | Shaving mark from dressing the mould. Most prevalent on German moulds. |  # 1154 GN |
| Slash Marks | All from GN handles. The only known maker to do this. Slash marks shown; 1-4 |
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| Title Mark | "MARRIAG" German word for Marriage reversed on the inside of a bell mould. Title mark for an Ice Cream Mould. |  #269 S |
| "THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE" title for a gingerbread mould |  #37528 JWtif |
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| "Lustiges Ehermann" German for The happy (lusty) Husband. |   #36097 |
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| Worker's Mark | Number in a tiny circle | |
| Number in a tiny rhomboid (Sommet Freres) |
 SF |
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| "T" in circle with ubsidedown v shaped symbol bellow. |  AR |
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| "x" | x marking glace entiere |  #250 GL |
| "x""x" | The "x"'s are used to align the cover(top) and basket(bottom). Also used to align the bottom cap on pillar moulds. |  #21650 GN |
| "xx" | "Made only in glace entiere" note in LG cat. 1889 p.137 but not later eds [fo2 p.18] |
