Undated
GENUINE / fiesta / H·L·Co USA
Lowercase script f belongs to the vintage ink-stamp family; this rule does not date every clay-impressed f.
Pottery & porcelain · a closer look
Fiesta mark: HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA CO. / GENUINE Fiesta / U.S.A. / KKB / LEAD FREE, 1996
Mark details
- Maker
- Fiesta →
- Period
- 1996
- Wording
- HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA CO. / GENUINE Fiesta / U.S.A. / KKB / LEAD FREE
- Appearance
- Curved company name over a capital-F Fiesta logo, with date letters beneath.
- Type
- printed
- Material
- ceramic dinnerware
- Place
- Newell, West Virginia, United States
Dating cue
KKB decodes to 1996, second quarter; the uppercase-F ink design differs from the vintage lowercase stamp.
Notes
Production-code dates identify the pictured example, not the complete use interval of the design.
Other Fiesta marks
Undated
[HL monogram] / fiesta / MADE IN / U.S.A.
The separate HL monogram and MADE IN wording differ from the shorter HLC USA version.
2025
Fiesta / U.S.A. / LEAD SAFE / NNNB
NNNB is the 2025 second-quarter code; LEAD SAFE replaces LEAD FREE on this example.
Undated
THE HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA CO. / 75th ANNIVERSARY / Fiesta / U.S.A. / LEAD FREE
The 75th ANNIVERSARY inscription identifies the commemorative format; this employee piece dates to 2010.