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The splits in the top must be a common problem, as most that I have seen have this problem

A : Goods imported into the United States had to be marked with the country of origin after the McKinley Tariff Act was passed in 1890

A closer look at the finial, shaped like a seated cherub or putto playing a stringed instrument, suggests its true purpose

Some manufacturers didn't want to use the word "Japan" because Japanese goods were often thought to be inferior, so they used "Nippon," the Japanese word for "Japan." Beginning in 1921, the United States required the word "Japan" instead of "Nippon" on goods imported from Japan

A : Fisher-Price made School Days Desk number 176 in 1972