Fairylite Foreign Cup of Knowledge Green Plain

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[[File:Japan-cup-of-knowledge-green.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A Fairylite Foreign cup and saucer copy [[:Category:Made in Japan|made in Japan]]]]
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[[File:Fairylite-japan-cup-saucer.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Fairylite Foreigh cup and saucer]]
[[File:Fairylite-cup-interior.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Interior of the Fairylite Foreign teacup]]
[[File:Fairylite-cup-interior.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Interior of the Fairylite Foreign teacup]]
[[File:Fairylite-japan-saucer.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Fairylite Foreign saucer]]
[[File:Fairylite-japan-saucer.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Fairylite Foreign saucer]]
[[File:Fairylite-Foreign-backstamp.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Fairylite Foreign backstamp]]
[[File:Fairylite-Foreign-backstamp.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Fairylite Foreign backstamp]]
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[[File:Fairylite-box-cup.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Original boxed set of Fairylite Foreign cup, saucer, and illegal copy of the [[:Category:Aynsley|Aynsley]] [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]]]]
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[[File:Fairylite-box-cup.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Original boxed set of Fairylite Foreign cup, saucer, and instruction sheet for tea leaf reading]]
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[[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] was a British importer of Asian-made novelties during the post World War Two era. They dealt in paper goods, playing cards, toys, and other small gift and game products. Depending on the nature of the merchandise, these items are either marked "Fairylite Foreign" or "Fairylite Empire Made."
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[[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] was a Japanese maker of porcelain for export to Great Britain, and the pieces were marked "foreign," to signify non-English origin. The [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge|Cup of Knowledge]] made by Fairylight was an illegal knock-off or patent infringement of the original pattern from England. Specifically, this cup is a close copy of the [[Aynsley Cup of Knowledge Mint Green]].  
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[[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] fortune telling tea cups were [[:Category:Made in Japan|made in Japan]] for export to Great Britain during the 1950s, and the pieces were marked "Foreign," to signify non-English origin. The [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge (6) Fairylite Foreign|Cup of Knowledge made by Fairylite]] was an illegal knock-off or patent infringement of the original [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge|Cup of Knowledge pattern]] from  [[:Category:Made in England|England]]. Specifically, this cup is a close copy of the [[Aynsley Cup of Knowledge Mint Green|Aynsley Mint Green Cup of Knowledge]].
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Here's how to tell them apart:
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This [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge (7) Japan|Japanese Cup pf Knowledge]] was manufactured by the same (as yet unidentified) [[:Category:Made in Japan|Japanese pottery]] that manufactured the [[Fairylite Foreign Cup of Knowledge Green Plain|Fairylite Foreign Cup of Knowledge Plain Green]] for export to England, with a copy of the [[:Category:Aynsley|Aynsley]] [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]];
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* Pieces are backstamped [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|"Fairylite Foreign"]] rather than [[:Category:Aynsley|"Aynsley"]].  
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The B. Shackman Cup of Knowledge, which was also accompanied by a copy of the [[:Category:Aynsley|Aynsley]] [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]];
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and the [[Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Green Japanese Cup of Knowledge]] that came with its own different and unique [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]].
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Here's how to tell the [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] set apart from others:
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* The colour of the [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] clay body is slightly greyish, typical of Japanese ware, but unlike British bone china, which is a bright white.
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* Pieces are backstamped [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|"Fairylite Foreign"]] rather than [[:Category:Aynsley|"Aynsley"]] or being left with a paper sticker or no backstamp.  British law at the time required the "Foreign" backstamp under the glaze, while the United States, where  [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]] only insisted upon a paper label, and once the label the label was washed off,  there was no visible backstamp at all. Thus all of the sets marked "Fairlyite Foreign" went to Great Britain and all of those with paper labels, many of with now present as unmarked, went to the United States.  
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* The quality of the transfers of the [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] playing cards is muddier than the English originals, with a yellowish tinge inside the cards.
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* The colour of the [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]], [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]], and [[Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Japanese Green Cup of Knowledge]] clay body is slightly greyish, typical of [[:Category:Made in Japan|Japanese]] ware, but unlike British bone china, which is a bright white.  
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* Despite the attempt to closely copy a British tea cup shape, the foot of the [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] cup is amusingly Japanese, in a six-petal scallop shape.  
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* The quality of the transfers of the [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]], [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]], and [[Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Japanese Green Cup of Knowledge]] playing cards is muddier than the English originals, with a yellowish tinge inside the cards.
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* The [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] Mint Green Cup of Knowledge has a mustard-yellow pin-line around the center of the saucer. If it were an [[:Category:Aynsley|Aynsley]] cup, that pin-line would be gold.
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* Despite the attempt to closely copy a British tea cup shape, the feet of the [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]], [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] and [[Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Japanese Green Cup of Knowledge]] cups are amusingly [[:Category:Made in Japan|Japanese]], in a classic six-petal scallop shape.
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* The handle of the [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]], [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] and [[Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Japanese Green Cup of Knowledge]] cups are a simple C-shape with an inward curl; the [[:Category:Aynsley|Aynsley]] cup handle is in the more elaborate [[:Category:Doris|Doris]] pattern.
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* Although the [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]], [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] and [[Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Japanese Green Cup of Knowledge]] sets have metallic gold pin-striping around the cup and saucer rims, the [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite]] has a mustard-yellow pin-line around the center of the saucer. If they were an [[Aynsley Cup of Knowledge Mint Green]]|Aynsley Mint Green]] cups, that pin-line would also be gold.
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* The [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]] of the [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]] and [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite Foreign Cup of Knowledge]] sets are straight-out copies of the [[:Category:Doris|Aynsley Cup of Knowledge]] [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]] of their era. They can  be told apart from the original because the [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]] [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|instruction booklet]] reads "Tell Your Fortune in the Tea Leaves" at bottom center of the front cover, the [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite Foreign]] has the words "Fairylite Foreign" printed at upper left on the front cover; and the  [Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Japanese Green Cup of Knowledge]] has its own unique [[:Category:Tea Leaf Reading Instruction Sheets and Booklets|booklet]] design.
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Revision as of 21:33, 14 February 2021

File:Fairylite-japan-cup-saucer.jpg
Fairylite Foreigh cup and saucer
Interior of the Fairylite Foreign teacup
Fairylite Foreign saucer
Fairylite Foreign backstamp
Original boxed set of Fairylite Foreign cup, saucer, and instruction sheet for tea leaf reading

Fairylite was a Japanese maker of porcelain for export to Great Britain, and the pieces were marked "foreign," to signify non-English origin. The Cup of Knowledge made by Fairylight was an illegal knock-off or patent infringement of the original pattern from England. Specifically, this cup is a close copy of the Aynsley Cup of Knowledge Mint Green.

Here's how to tell them apart:

  • The colour of the Fairylite clay body is slightly greyish, typical of Japanese ware, but unlike British bone china, which is a bright white.
  • The quality of the transfers of the Fairylite playing cards is muddier than the English originals, with a yellowish tinge inside the cards.
  • Despite the attempt to closely copy a British tea cup shape, the foot of the Fairylite cup is amusingly Japanese, in a six-petal scallop shape.
  • The Fairylite Mint Green Cup of Knowledge has a mustard-yellow pin-line around the center of the saucer. If it were an Aynsley cup, that pin-line would be gold.

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THIS IS A PATREON PAGE

For a small monthly donation, my Patrons gain exclusive early access this page in its entirety, with high-res graphics and full commentary. Patreon subscribers also have access to my Private Patreon Forum, where we can discuss my research projects on the topics of divination, folklore, and magic. After one year, this page will go public.

  • Patreon Date: February 14, 2021.
  • Public Date: February 14, 2022.

catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room</i>

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