Hummel Trademark 1 - Crown - 1935 to 1950: Goebel used these trademarks on all its products in 1935, when M. I. Hummel figurines were first made commercially available. The letters WG in the mark found below the crown are the initials of one of the founders of the company, William Goebel. Some Crown Mark have been found that appears twice on the same piece, more often one mark incised and the other stamped. This is known as the "Double Crown Mark". Sometimes you will also find an earlier trademark as well as an older trademark on the same piece. This has been done because the figurine piece was fired during a trademark transition period. The figurine was fired under one trademark but was not painted until the new trademark was implemented. "Double Marks" such as these are considered to be the latter mark and are appraised as such. The Hummel signature is found as a base rim marking. When found, the signature usually is placed on the edge or the vertical edge of the base. Some people have confused the M.I. Hummel signature with the Crown Trademark. Actually, in fact the signature is not a Crown as seen in the image above to the left. After World War II ended the United States Occupation Forces allowed Goebel to begin exporting figurines. The pieces were marked "Made In US Zone". There were many variation of this stamp, some of which included the words "Germany" and other just stated "US Zone". These marks signified that the figurines were made in the occupied zone of Germany. All these marks should be treated as Crown marks.

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