In February of 1997, ACRN reported that new wall pockets with a nude in Roseville Panel (Rosecraft Panel) were being reproduced. After two pieces were sold in Maine, no others were seen.

Public interest in the American west and southwest "look" have brought old patterns with those themes back into production.

New Mimbreno China is a railroad dining car pattern first used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe from 1936-1970. The pattern was based on ancient Indian art found in the Mimbres Valley, thus the name. The new Mimbreno patterns are exact copies of originals.

A New York importer has recently introduced a new line of majolica that copies Victorian-era originals. Clockwise from upper left corner, they are: Iris and Lotus square planter, Daisy cachepot (urn to hide ceramic flowerpot), Apple Blossom cachepot and pitcher, Daisy plate, (11" dia.), and Brown Geraniums plate. Retail prices range from $20 to $100.

If you assume an ashtray marked Roseville was made by Roseville Pottery, you would be wrong. The ashtray was made to Floraline, a series of pottery containers developed by McCoy for the florist trade. USA, souvenir 50th anniversary, Nelson McCoy.

Heavy crude reproductions from China carry a potentially confusing Satsuma mark. Although there are no vintage comparable marks, the appearance of Satsuma in the new marks implies the new pieces are old.

A reproduction Muncie Pottery bowl in the Ruba Rombic style was on display at the Wisconsin Art Pottery show in Madison, Wisconsin, Saturday, August 28, 1999. The reproduction is a copy of shape #306 as shown in Muncie's 1929 catalog.

Advanced and beginning buyers alike have recently been fooled by new wall vases with fake Nippon marks. Joan Van Patten (author, Collectors Encyclopedia of Nippon series) was contacted by a number of persons at the recent Nippon convention who admitted to buying the new pieces.

A just released holiday mail order catalog claims to sell a new Humpty Dumpty cookie jar made from an original mold from Brush Pottery. The new jar sells for $44. Original jars, made in 1956, sell for $250 and up.

Geisha Girl pattern porcelain derives its name from decorations based on Japanese women surrounded by scenes of traditional Japanese life. These include settings in gardens, near temples and other buildings and by lakes and streams. Geisha Girl porcelain has been made in Japan in various forms from the late 19th century to the 1980s. In 1996, it began to be heavily reproduced in China. This article will explain some of the ways to separate most pre-World War II pieces from the recent reproductions made in China.