Figurine, Napco, January Birthday Angel, A1361, Japan, Vintage

• Vintage Figurine, Birthday Angel, Napco January Angel #A1361, Angel Figurine, Vintage Collectibles, January Birthday, Angel of the Year, (Discontinued)
• Vintage: 1950's - 1960's
• Made in: Japan 
• Details:  This is such a sweet figurine!  It's from the Napco "Angels of the Year Collection" and this is January.   We have seen several slightly different January angels, same dress, same clock, but some have the mouth closed, finger not touching face, one with a hat, this style is #A1361.   This sweet angel has her clock in hand, which is close to striking midnight.  She has a bell on the left side to help "ring" in the New Year. As with all these Angels of the year, there are a lot of gold accents and spaghetti trim on the leaves and hem of the dress. Her gown is white and she has a yellow sash and bow on her waist.  Her gold halo is intact, her wings perfectly detailed, a perfect angel for Your perfect January Birthday Angel.  This  figurine retains its original foil label, although a bit worn, you can still read:  "Napco Japan".  The style number is stamped on the bottom: A1361.  A wonderful birthday gift for someone born in January, for a collector or someone just starting their own collection.    
• Material:  Porcelain
• Dimensions:  4.5 inches Tall,  2.5 inches Long, and approx. 2.0 inches Wide
• Condition:  Vintage - Used.  Excellent Condition.  There are no chips, no scratches, no damage.  Please review all pictures and make sure you love this item before purchasing, we can't accept returns.  Please remember these are VINTAGE and ANTIQUE items, they are NOT new, every effort has been made to show any scratches, wear and tear and imperfections. 

National Potteries Corporation, (Napco), was founded in Bedford, Ohio, in 1938 by Irwin Garber, David Rein and Mr. Payner.  They originally produced their own porcelain and glass but after World War II, Napco started importing collectible ceramic novelty items from Japan.  Those items so loved and collected today include: ceramic planters, decorative glass, novelty figurines and their ever famous Head Vases.  This helped Napco grow very fast in the 50's and 60's.  However, during the 1960's Napco faced hard competition from Lefton, Enesco, as well as from one of their own, Irwin Garber.  Irwin left Napco to start International Art Ware Corp (Inarco), which also imported glass and ceramics from Japan, including the head vases that had been so popular for Napco.  In 1986, Napco purchased Inarco and moved the company headquarters to Jacksonville, Florida where they remain today. Napco used a wide array of marks, some transfer marks and some paper labels. The paper labels feature various wording, such as: “A Napco Collection,” “Napco originals by Giftware,” “National Potteries Co., Cleveland, OH, Made in Japan,” and “Napcoware”.