Nippon Porcelain

Alderfer Auction's Nippon porcelain sale focuses predominantly on porcelain from the years 1891-1921. In 1891, the McKinley Tariff Act was passed in the United States. This stopped the import of any products that were not ?plainly marked?.in legible English words?. Imported porcelain from Japan was marked Nippon which means Japan. The Nippon mark served its purpose to comply with the McKinley Tariff Act for 30 years. When searching for Nippon for one?s collection, the term Old Noritake may be found. This simply refers to Nippon before 1921. Post 1921 the porcelain manufacturer becomes The Noritake Company. In 1921 US Customs...