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There were a lot of mermaids, especially mom & baby sets that were made by individuals.  They could have been made 50 years ago and they could have been made yesterday.  There really isn't any way to tell unless the piece has crazing or the artist has signed the pack and dated it.  There were very few mom & baby sets made by manufacturers. 

Below are the mom & baby sets made by manufactures.  Look at each one and then compare them to the ones made by individuals and you will be able to tell the difference.

This is the Norcrest mom and baby set.  Notice which way the mom's head and tail face when comparing it to those made by individuals - the mom's made by individuals face the other way!

This is a chalkware set manufactured in Japan.  Their eyelashes always went way up into the eyebrow area and the paint was sprayed on.  There was a ceramic mold for this mom and baby that artist's used.  And there are new molds of the mom and babies that individuals also use.  No manufacturer made this set in ceramic (the babies were made by Norcrest tho - see below).

This is the Freeman McFarlin mom and baby set.  They were made with green and light pink tailfins.  The top was always a matte finish whereas the bottom was gloss.  They never had blush or lipstick on and the back of the piece was hollow.  Mom is large at 9.5" compared to the ones made by individuals that are 8.5".

This is another set made out of chalkware in Japan.  There were 3 babies with the set.  There was a ceramic mold of the mom and 3 babies available that individuals used to make these.  No manufacturer made this set in ceramic. 

This 3 baby set was made by Norcrest.  They have a P-xxx or KW-xxxx marking on the back of each piece.  There was a ceramic mold made of this set with a long ponytail mom for individuals to make and the quality was quite nice but they are a little smaller than the originals.  There is also a new plastic mold available for these babies and you can see how different they look... a lot flatter and everything runs together. 

 The pictures below show a number of sets made by individuals.  Some were made 50 years ago and some could have been made yesterday. 

This set was made by Joty.  She always used a draping shell design of small pink apple blossom shells, pearls, tiny beads, and rhinestones.  The mermaid holding a mirror always had a cluster of pearls on the back of the mirror.  All Joty mermaids were designed the same, just different tail colors. This set was most made by individuals back in the 50's. 

This is a set Made by Dotty.  There was a vintage mold set available of just this mom and one baby holding a bubble - these two are similar to the Freeman-McFarlin mermaids.  Mom has a lot nicer shape than the ones you see made from the new plastic molds. 

 Here are a couple more of designs by artists.  The designs to the left not only have shell design but also pearls, jewels and tiny beads.  The set to the right uses rhinestones. There are so many wonderful ways that artists designed these sets but be sure and look at the entire piece.. they may have a nice tailfin design but the faces may lack beauty. 

Below are some of the sets that I have made, if you want a set made, visit my Website:  Sandy Shores Virtual Mall