Victor backstamps and dates

While ceramic products made by major manufacturers can often be dated using date codes (combinations of numbers and letters) or logos, there are no documents left that can tell us the exact age of a Victor product. Therefore, we estimate the approximate age based on the actual backstamp and remaining documents.

Unfortunately, these are just very rough guesses at this point, but we hope to update this page as new information becomes available, so please use this as a reference.

1. Around World War II <br>Ink stamps used on watchman's mugs made for the US Navy and bowls made for the military in the 1940s during World War II.

2. Post-war to 1960s or 1970s <br>These were the indented stamps that appeared after ink stamps. They can be seen on older models such as blue-gray, as well as white, beige, and green-lined mugs and bowls.

3. 1960s or 1970s to early 1980s
This stamp with a simple font has been used since the 1960s and 1970s. It is used on mugs in white, beige, green lines, black, and brown.

4. Late 1980s : The words "MADE IN USA" were added as a countermeasure against counterfeit goods made in China. This stamp was used for several years from the mid-1980s until around 1990, when the factory closed, and can be seen on mugs with white or green lines.