Is anyone out there able to confirm that all smurfs made after 1990 required a CE marking?
Also if the smurfs were made before 1990 though were going to be re-issued they would be given a hand etched CE marking instead?
Thanks in advance
Hi Kath,
Schleich started adding the printed CE in the molds during 1990. You can read about the new CE markings in the SCCI letters from then. At the same time as they started with this they also had to make something with all the smurfs already made. So those smurfs made before 1990 without the CE and still in stock got the handetched CE or just a stickers. All these 3 variations ( 1: printed CE, 2: CE "branded" after the smurf was made and 3: CE-sticker) are listed as new variations in the spring 1991 issue. Therefore not all smurfs SOLD after 1990 got the CE-marking( sometimes the stickers are lost
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), but all smurfs MADE after 1990 got the CE-marking. Just like today when they added the addressmarking in 2009. In Sweden I could buy smurfs without the addressmarking still in 2011/2012, depending on how well the smurfs were selling in different stores.
The black dot started before the CE markings so the first ones sold with CE had black dot if required, depending on where it was sold.
And as you say the CE-markings were smaller in the beginning and then got bigger and thicker with time.
Hope that helps a bit.
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