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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bosko69, post: 8656144, member: 16283&quot;]I&#039;ve got a statue of The St. Marco of Venice winged lion (bronze I think &amp; obviously a souvenir),I&#039;m trying to date it.The base is stamped &#039;Made In Italy&#039; in an oval.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve found two different opinions as to when these &#039;Country of Origin&#039; marks first appeared.</p><p>&nbsp; 1.&quot;The first significant U.S. law that required products to be marked with their country of origin was the Tariff Act of 1890, also known as the McKinley Tariff (parts of which are still in effect), according to VanGrasstek.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp; 2.Now here&#039;s a quote from the Customs Dept.-&quot;In the United States, the marking statute, Section 304, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1304) requires that, unless excepted, every article of foreign origin (or its container) imported into the U.S. shall be marked with its country of origin.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I remember this being discussed amongst Dealers many times-but dang if a date stuck in my noggin.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Any opinions ?</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; PS-Sorry for such a basic question,but didn&#039;t want to keep &#039;surfing&#039; waaaay past my bedtime.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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