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#683937 Tue Apr 04 2017 09:39 PM
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Just spotted this red shell pump plate. I thought it was original but it didn`t seem right after reading the description. I checked other items and they were a bunch of fakes. After comparing to an original I noticed the "made in USA" is different and the yellow is a little bright. Also the curve above the "made in USA" is wider than the original. First two pictures are the fake. Second two are original.

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Matt:
This may be a bad thing showing how to make this look more real for a faker.


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Just trying to keep people from getting ripped off. They did a good job on this one. I was going to bid until I looked into it a little more.


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The repro clearly uses a computer font on the Made in USA......it's all in the details!


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Thanks Matt, the more I look the more I see!


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i dont believe a real one would chip white like that

and remember... the one universal indicator of all the india made fake signs is they drill the signs AFTER they fire the porcelain... so the grommet holes do not have porcelain on the inside, like all originals do


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Good to know Bryce....Thx - learn something new everyday

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Originally Posted By BryceG
i dont believe a real one would chip white like that

and remember... the one universal indicator of all the india made fake signs is they drill the signs AFTER they fire the porcelain... so the grommet holes do not have porcelain on the inside, like all originals do


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I thought about the white in the chips also so I went and looked at mine. A couple did have white in the chips, the rest did not. Also some originals do not have "MADE IN USA" at the bottom.


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