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Today I have up for consideration a Beautiful Noritake China Bread & Butter - Dessert plate. This piece is 6-3/8" in diameter & has a White background with Brown Flowers with Pink & Gray Leaves & Stems. The piece is smooth & trimmed in Gold ! This pattern was Discontinued & was only in circulation from 1955 - 1962. The Stamp reads "Noritake China- Japan 5603 "ARDEN" US Design PAT. PEND. To see similar items like this, check out our Store at the bottom of the page or Click "Visit Store" below our name on the right side of the page. Not all items show up in the E-Bay search! The History of Noritake China Noritake grew out of a trading company that was originally established by the Morimura Brothers in New York in 1876. Noritake China began as NipponToki Kabushiki Kaisha, Ltd. in Japan in early 1904, in the village of Noritake, a small suburb near Nagoya, Japan. the goal of the factory was to create Western dinnerware for export. It took until 1914 before the first dinnerware was high quality enough to export. Before 1920 most of the dinnerware was hand-painted & difficult to mass produce. Up until 1921 Noritake predominantly marked exports with "Nippon", one word used to describe the country of Japan. In 1921 American import laws changed requiring the place of origin be marked on the products in English. Since Nippon was an adaptation of a description of the island country in a native language, Nippon was no longer acceptable. New backstamps were presented using "Japan" or "Made in Japan". Noritake imports to the USA ceased with the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. For the period from the end of WWII in 1945 through April 28, 1952, the USA & it's allies occupied Japan. Noritake wares from 1948-1952 bear "Made in Occupied Japan" or "Occupied Japan". In the 1946-1947 recovery period of post-war Japan, Noritake production for American servicemen became an important part of Japan's economic recovery. Surprisingly, even though Noritake is found on it's dinnerware, it wasn't until the 1980's that Noritake was able to register it's name, due to the fact that Noritake was a place. However, because of the consistently high quality & reliability of their product they were finally given permission & registered the name "Noritake". At DemiQ-Dishes-N-More we believe that our buyers deserve quality merchandise at a reasonable price, with all the information needed in order to make an inform decision! DemiQ-Dishes-N-More Offers next day shipping, Hassle Free returns & 100% satisfaction guarantee, so you can buy with confidence! We provide Replacement China, Dinnerware, Stoneware, Glass Ware, Collectibles & a wide Variety of other items. We hope you enjoy what you see & we hope to see you again soon! If you like what you see please add us to your list of favorite sellers. Thank you for your business! Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites Weight includes the item, box, bubble wrap & packing materials. I pack all fragile pieces well; however, some pieces are VERY FRAGILE & I have no control on how packages are handled after they leave my possession. If something does break during delivery, I will request pictures of the broken item(s) before I will offer a refund. NOTE: I DO NOT set the shipping cost - that is done by USPS! Shipping cost is based on Location & weight of the package! PLEASE review the shipping cost BEFORE you buy! Shipping cost is based on LOCATION! The further you live the more the USPS chargers! Positive feedback is sent as soon as positive feedback is received! Thank you for your time & your purchase!