Valentine Antique Gallery - Lefton

Lefton started started in 1941 by George Zoltan Lefton, a Hungarian immigrant. After reaching an import agreement with a Japanese company, the first Lefton China product marked "Made in Occupied Japan" reached the United States in 1946. Vintage Lefton products have a wide variety of marks and many times a paper label. Marks include the words Lefton's, Lefton China, Geo. Z. Lefton, G.Z.L., as well as just the letter "L".