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I have a pitcher, it is light turquoise in color. On the bottom it says Red Wing 547. There are no other distinguishing marks on it. Is it an antique? Mara
Answer:
Mara, There is no reason to think your 547 pitcher is not an original Red Wing item. The 547 ball pitcher was a staple of the Red Wing line-up for many years. As a dinnerware item, the Red Wing 547 pitcher is a part of the Gypsy Trail "Plain" pattern. However, production continued long after most other Plain pieces had been discontinued. The 547 pitcher was also made for RumRill; those pitchers are marked RUMRILL 547 or RUMMRILL 547 and are usually colored with art pottery glazes.
The 547 ball pitcher does not appear in the earliest Gypsy Trail brochures but does appear beginning about 1938. RumRill 547 pitchers were no doubt made prior to this time. Production with the Red Wing name continued on until the mid to late 1940s.
Turquoise is one of the standard Gypsy Trail colors, and 547 pitchers in turquoise are fairly common. The value of such a pitcher in excellent condition would be $25 to $40. Thanks, Larry