From what I have gathered in speaking with a Noritake historian, the first two digits are the last two of the production year. The last two on the stamp are the place the pattern sits in the line of patterns created in that year. In your case, your pattern was the 17th pattern produced in 1953. . In my case, my backstamp reads 3606. She told me it was the 6th pattern produced in 1936
1969 - 1982
1921
It was selling in Australia in 1964/1965.
The Noritake Janette pattern was produced between 1965 and 1972.
1988 - 1996
1964 to 1980
it disapered
The Noritake of today grew out of a trading company that was originally established by the Morimura Brothers in New York in 1876. This trading company imported chinaware, curios, paper lanterns and other gift items. In 1904, the forerunner of the Noritake Company was established in the village of Noritake, a small suburb near Nagoya, Japan. The goal of this first factory was to create western style dinnerware for export. It took until 1914, however, to create the first porcelain dinnerware plate that was suitable for export.
Cheddar and Brie, probably more.
The people on the plane made them crash.
limestone
Cheddar Gorge is a rift valley made in prehistoric times.