NAPCO AND NIKKO QUESTION

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Hi

I have been given 3 Napco Figurines: "Little Mother hh1d" "Wash Day ah901" and "Ironing ah901" and 2 Nikko Pieces 200f and 200l and cannot find anything on these. Any assistance would be good. Thanks.

All 3 of your Napco Figurines were made in the 1950's-early 1960's and were meant to be an inexpensive alternative to Goebel's Hummel Figurines. They were made in similar style by Japanese manufacturers and imported by National Potteries Corp (NAPCO). They are worth around $7.50 each. If the Nikko pieces are Christmas related, they hold very little value. There were many pieces and I would need to know what they are.

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Anonymous said…
thanks for that so good to know as for the Nikko Nikko ones one is a baker about 6 inches and thother is an accodian (sp) player beside a fence his number is 200E and baker is 200C
Monday, February 09, 2009 8:29:00 AM
Anonymous said…
I also have a figurine that has the hummel look but no hummel symbol. it is a girl at a sewing machine and the marking on the bottom is AH901/ST. do you know anything about it? is it part of the collection you just described? Do you know the approx value?
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:50:00 AM
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