The maker of Bermuda Garden Angels -- hand-crafted dolls -- says a similar product with the same name is being carried by a Front Street store.

Mrs. Deidre Furtado, who makes the angels, told The Royal Gazette that similar products, also labelled Bermuda Garden Angels, are being sold by A.S. Cooper and Sons Ltd.

But Mrs. Furtado, who includes her name on all her work, and has a handful of locations carrying her work, did not make the angels A.S. Cooper sells.

"I wrote to the store and they assured me the name would be changed, people might think they are mine, and I am concerned that because they do not say where they are made people might think they are made in Bermuda,'' she said.

According to Mrs. Furtado, the other angels, still for sale at the store, do not say where they are made.

Because of her concern, Mrs. Furtado has applied to the Registry General for a registered trademark for her Bermuda Garden Angel product.

To register the trademark -- logo or symbol representing her product -- will cost $225 for seven-year certification.

After seven years she can renew the trademark for 14 years for an additional $200.

She has been making her angels from Bermuda banana leaves for about three years and gives craft courses at the Bermuda Arts Centre as well.

"People like the name because the words `garden angel' because they sound like `guardian angel','' she said.

"I understand stores needing to make business decisions,'' and she said she was sure the "duplication was unintentional.'' Mr. Peter Cooper, president and managing director of A.S. Cooper, said he could not control two products having the same name.

But before responding further, he said, it would be necessary to consult with the buyer for the department in which the angels are being sold.

But that person was on holiday.

Ms Audrey Brackston, manager and a director of the Craft Market at Dockyard, said this was an isolated incident.

Other than a similar situation involving Mr. Robert Massey, owner of Pot Luck Pottery and maker of Bermuda cottage pottery, and the latest product incident, Ms Brackston said she was not aware of any other craft-makers facing similar product problems.