Question:
I was given this tea pot years ago as a gift. It says red wing 236. Our family tries to give vintage and antique gifts. Our way of recycling and not buying foreign goods. It is a deep blue and in perfect condition. This year I received one I like much better and was thinking of selling this on ebay. Would 9.99 be a good starting bid? Do you know an approx. value?

Answer: Your teapot is one of several made as part of Red Wing’s Gypsy Trail Hostess Ware line in the early 1940s. Catalogs list the available colors as orange, blue, yellow, turquoise, pink and green. Blue is generally considered to be the most popular color with collectors today. In excellent condition this #236 teapot would be worth around $50-60. Sellers have varying opinions on where to start a bid, but with a $9.99 opening bid this teapot should attract some interest.

Larry