Japan signed the Friendship and Commerce Treaty with U.S.A., Netherland, Russia, United Kingdom and France.
The Shogunate ended and Meiji era began.
Morimura-Kumi formed in Tokyo for exporting. (The Morimuras & The Okuras joined.)The Hinode Company established in New York City for retailing.
The Hinode Company closed. Morimura Bros. & Co. established in New York City.
The Hiroses joined Morimura-Kumi, Tokyo.
Morimura Bros. & Co. decided to be the wholesaler.
Morimura-Kumi arranged to have the subcontract decorating shops in Tokyo, Nagoya & Kyoto.
Morimura-Kumi reorganized as Morimura Bros., Inc.
The Nitto Sekko Kaisha, Ltd. established in Nagoya.(Now, Nitto Gypsum Co., Ltd.) ?
Started to produce Grinding Wheels.
Noritake Co., Inc. established in New York City.
Started to produce Stainless Steel Flatware.
Noritake (Australia) Pty. limited established in Sydney.
Started to produce Crystal Glassware.
Started to produce Melamine Ware.
Started to produce Grinding & Ceramic Machines.
Started to produce Coated Abrasives.
Started to produce Electronic Parts.
Started to produce Clay pipe.Lanka Porcelain Limited established in Sri Lanka.
Started to produce Diamond Tools.
Porcelana Mariwasa Inc. established in the Philippines.
Noritake (Benelux) S.A. established in Belgium.
The Company's Japanese name changed to Noritake Co. limited.
Nitto Gypsum Co., Ltd. merged into Noritake Co., Limited.
The trademark found on manufactured goods can be called a face of the manufacturer who guarantees the quality of goods and represents the responsibility of the company.
Back stamps placed on chinaware express the high spirits of the pioneers of the ages and symbolize vital strength of Japanese pottery which has spread to all parts of the world.
The company was established at 510, Mulkai, Noritake, Takahamura, Aichi Gun, Aichi Prefecture. "Noritake" took its name from the place, Noritake.
The first back stamps registered.
Back stamp for domestic market, registered in Japan. RC stands for Royal Crockery (fine china).
The symbol design is called "Yajirobe" (toy of balance). It symbolizes the balance in management.
Back stamp for UK market, registered in London.
Back stamp for U.S market.
The wreath was designed from the crest of the Morimuras., The “M?is also taken from Morimuras'.
Back stamp for U K.
The centered design of the stamp was taken from the Chinese character (Komaru), meaning difficulty. In the export business we had to deal with people from foreign lands who thought and acted in a manner somewhat different from which we were accustomed to. Since we had to overcome these difficulties, we chose this character and drew a new design. This progressive thinking is representative of the people of the Meiji Era.
This was the back stamp of the first dinner set to be produced by Noritake.
"Sedan" is the pattern name.
The word "Nippon" on our back stamp was changed to "Japan" to show the country of origin in legible English word. Under the McKinley Tariff Act (1890), the country of origin was mandatory to be shown in English, but somehow or other "Nippon" was stamped from 1891 to 1921.
Back stamp for India and Southeast Asian market, registered in India. Royal Crockery with laurel leaves was used for the first time.
The back stamp design was again changed to show laurel leaves with a ribbon on the bottom. This is the basic design of the back stamps we use today.
Immediately after the war, we resumed production of china, but for various reasons we could not manufacture the same high quality china we had ?made and exported before. Since we wanted to keep the Noritake mark for only the highest quality products, we temporarily used the Rose China back stamp.
This mark reflects the conditions of our country during the years of the occupation.
Since 1946 we made every effort to improve the quality, and being satisfied we again started to use the Noritake back stamp in 1948.
"Noritake" was finally registered in America. Because Noritake is the name of a place, the word could not be officially registered as a trade name. However, because of the consistently high quality and reliability of our products, we were finally given permission to register the name.
Pattern number D175 is a production since 1912, and it remains a popular pattern all over the world even now.
The pattern number and the mark design were registered in both Japan and America.
This back stamp was registered in both Japan and America. The "N" is taken from our formal name Nippon Toki. This back stamp can be seen on our current dinnerware patterns.