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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 4460167, member: 50"]I believe we've had this mark before and various countries on the mark/label. Someone provided information about Fisher, Bruce & Co, an importer in PA, along with some links to more info.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/rodin-pottery-dog-figurine.24838/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/rodin-pottery-dog-figurine.24838/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/rodin-pottery-dog-figurine.24838/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img0-97-jpg.111671/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img0-100-jpg.111676/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img0-98-jpg.111673/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>"Fisher, Bruce & Company, importers of china, earthenware, and glassware, were located on Market Street in Philadelphia. The firm dates back at least to the year 1880, when it was known as Atherholt, Fisher & Company, and was located at 519 Market Street. The principals in the firm were Thomas C. Atherholt, Samuel Fisher, and his son, Joseph G. A. Fisher. By 1885 the company's name had changed to Fisher, Son & Company. By 1889, after the addition of George H. Ruth to the firm, its name had changed to Fisher, Son & Ruth. The following year, probably following the death of Samuel Fisher, Worthington Bruce joined the firm, and its name was changed to Fisher, Bruce & Company. In the same year the firm relocated to 221 Market Street.</p><p>The company continued to prosper in its Market Street location, which extended back to Church Street.</p><p>By 1930, the adjoining building at 219 Market Street was purchased. The ground floors of numbers 219-221 were used as a showroom and the company's offices were located upstairs. The company stayed in the Fisher family's hands for the remainder of its existence, with E. Monroe Fisher as President of the firm beginning in 1930. In the 1970s the company was sold and the business relocated to New Jersey."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 4460167, member: 50"]I believe we've had this mark before and various countries on the mark/label. Someone provided information about Fisher, Bruce & Co, an importer in PA, along with some links to more info. [URL]https://www.antiquers.com/threads/rodin-pottery-dog-figurine.24838/[/URL] [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img0-97-jpg.111671/[/IMG][IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img0-100-jpg.111676/[/IMG][IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img0-98-jpg.111673/[/IMG] "Fisher, Bruce & Company, importers of china, earthenware, and glassware, were located on Market Street in Philadelphia. The firm dates back at least to the year 1880, when it was known as Atherholt, Fisher & Company, and was located at 519 Market Street. The principals in the firm were Thomas C. Atherholt, Samuel Fisher, and his son, Joseph G. A. Fisher. By 1885 the company's name had changed to Fisher, Son & Company. By 1889, after the addition of George H. Ruth to the firm, its name had changed to Fisher, Son & Ruth. The following year, probably following the death of Samuel Fisher, Worthington Bruce joined the firm, and its name was changed to Fisher, Bruce & Company. In the same year the firm relocated to 221 Market Street. The company continued to prosper in its Market Street location, which extended back to Church Street. By 1930, the adjoining building at 219 Market Street was purchased. The ground floors of numbers 219-221 were used as a showroom and the company's offices were located upstairs. The company stayed in the Fisher family's hands for the remainder of its existence, with E. Monroe Fisher as President of the firm beginning in 1930. In the 1970s the company was sold and the business relocated to New Jersey."[/QUOTE]
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