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.
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Fiesta mark: fiesta / HLC USA
Mark details
- Maker
- Fiesta →
- Period
- Undated
- Wording
- fiesta / HLC USA
- Appearance
- Script fiesta above HLC USA, without surrounding concentric rings in the mark.
- Type
- impressed
- Material
- ceramic dinnerware
- Place
- Newell, West Virginia, United States
Dating cue
The short HLC USA line lacks the standalone HL monogram and MADE IN wording.
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.
1996
HOMER LAUGHLIN CHINA CO. / GENUINE Fiesta / U.S.A. / KKB / LEAD FREE
KKB decodes to 1996, second quarter; the uppercase-F ink design differs from the vintage lowercase stamp.
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.