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Question:
Hi! I have what I think is a Sugar Bowl made by Red Wing, but there really is no opening for a spoon… so maybe it is not a sugar bowl? I have not been able to find the dinnerline that it is from either, even with the book. I thought I may have seen a Larger Cookie Jar in the same design on EBay… so maybe this is part of a cannistor set perhaps? The piece is shaped like an Green Apple… although more turquoise in color. It stands about 3" to top of bowl and about 4" total. It is about 3" across in diameter too. Bottom is marker RED WING and there might be another mark that looks like a star perhaps…but could just be part of the mold too. If you could help identify this neat little bowl it would be greatly appreciated! THANKS!!
Answer: Your apple marmalade jar is shown in an April 1940 catalog. Pear and pineapple shapes were also available. Casseroles, marmites (individual casserole), cookie jars and bowls in three sizes (5", 10" and 12") were also made in the same three fruit shapes. The catalog lists these items as being available in the five standard Gypsy Trail colors (orange, blue, turquoise, yellow and ivory. Over the years items were added to and dropped from the Hostessware line. By 1942 most of the fruit-shaped pieces were gone; by 1943 only the cookie jars remained. Value today for your marmalade jar would be in the $20-$25 range, assuming excellent condition.
Larry