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Reproduction
Alert
By
Laura Starr
April 2003
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How
reliable is the US Mail?
The US mail (box) made by McCoy pottery was once thought
to be a reliable piece to add to your collection. Today,
this isn't true. Although the REAL McCoy mailbox wall
pocket is still highly sought out by collectors, the reproduction
has created much confusion.
Luckily
for us, there are several, easy ways to identify the REAL
piece from the reproduction. The size, as always, is a
true give-a-way that a piece is not authentic. The reproduction
wall pocket is slightly smaller than the original. The
size discrepancy is created because of the way the reproduction
piece is made.
The
color is also an easy way to identify this piece as a
reproduction. The original piece was created ONLY in a
dark green glossy glaze. There may be a few, one of a
kind originals, that have a different glaze on them, but
they were only PRODUCED (in quantity) by McCoy Pottery
with this green glaze. The reproduction pieces on the
other hand have several different glaze colors. Right
now, the only colors that are known are green, yellow,
pink, blue and aqua. Just recently, white was also added
to this list. This does not mean in any way that these
are the ONLY colors that are produced...these are just
the ones we know about right now. Others are sure to follow.
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Comparison
Chart
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Real
Mailbox WP
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Reproduction
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| Height |
6-3/4" |
6-1/4"
to 6-1/2" |
| Colors |
Dark
Green ONLY |
Green,
Yellow, Pink,
Blue, Aqua and White |
| Marking |
McCoy
USA |
McCoy
USA |
Unfortunately,
the markings on the bottom do not help in identifying
a real piece from a fake, as both pieces are marked, "McCoy
USA". This particular example shows the real piece with
a much clearer mark, however, this is not always the case.
Looking
from the back the pieces are also very similar, with no
distinguishing marks to identify the real from the reproduction.
NOTE:
A special thanks to Craig Nissen, co-author of McCoy Pottery:
Reference & Value Guide, Vol. I, II & III for his help
and expertise, along with the photos on this page!
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