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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 307396, member: 308&quot;]Well, it would have helped if I had listed the entire description for the S mark. </p><p>Per Felt:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;From the late 1930s until the end of the 1960s, the were no pieces marked to the best of my knowledge.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t until around 1971 and 1972, when Smith began issuing limited edition collector plates, that it started marking some pieces with an S and small G appearing in the upper curve and a small C appearing in the lower curve.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>In the same section (don&#039;t know how I missed it) he also mentions that the mark on your piece:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The earliest mark that may be found on some pieces is a Maltese cross.&nbsp; Estimated dates for the use of the mark on glassware are between 1926 and 1937.&nbsp; The mark continued to be used as a logo on the company&#039;s catalog and letterhead until 1954.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Now to further compound the issue is the following statement about your bowl:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;No. 2 fern bowl in black 4 1/2&quot; high (without lid), 4 3/4&quot; diameter.&nbsp; Circa 1930-1940, 1953-1955...This is the middle size of three fern bowls made with the same Greek Key border.&nbsp; The fern bowl was also available with silver decoration and in the 1950&#039;s was offered in the 1950&#039;s with the Web decoration...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t explain the discrepancy between the link TallCakes found and the Felt book as regards the dates of the Maltese Cross mark.&nbsp; I apologize for the confusion I&#039;ve caused.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie44" alt=":eggface:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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