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Re: Help ID this (chinese? ) this mark?

Posted By: Bill H
Posted Date: May 21, 2013 (05:05 AM)

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The two characters in the vertical stack read "toku-sei" (特製), meaning "special-made" or "deluxe", according to the online dictionary I consult. Gotheborg.com dates their "Nippon Tokusei" to before World War-II in the Showa period (1926-88).

Best regards,

Bill H.

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