Louie, I now realize that the bottom picture of the lamination did not open up on my computer. Yes I would agree in light of what I know see that this is Moro lamination and not recent India. Perhaps my source was talking about the non-laminated ones that look like the bottom one without lamination.
Personally, I am inclined to think that the bottom is recent (I am surprised to see lamination on this one), but from like Marawi City where this stuff is still being made or perhaps revived. There is a university there that has a department devoted to metal work.
So Louie you have like the bottom from the 1930s-1940s? This pushes the dates for these back further for me then. Did not know that. Thanks.
Steve, on those I mentioned at Timonium made in India, as far as I have seen India made Moro/Filipino pieces are not laminated. They really look mass produced (well...maybe to me anyway).