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Question:
I have several pieces of "Chuck Wagon", found under a crawl space in Illinois by a friend who would like me to sell it for her. It is marked Red Wing with the actual red "wing". I have been able to find a couple of pictures and the history, but no values for these dishes. Can you please help? I’ve attached an image of one set. Thank you very much. Linda
Answer: Chuckwagon and Round Up are two slightly different versions of the same pattern. For the most part they share the same cowboy-themed designs, but the artwork is different on a few pieces. For example, the Chuckwagon dinner plate features a cattle roping scene while the Round Up dinner plate shows a cowboy cook calling out (presumably yelling "Come and get it"). Except for the few items with different decorations, it is impossible to determine whether a given piece was originally sold as Chuckwagon or as Round Up. Collectors generally refer to all of it as Round Up and consider the Chuckwagon pieces to be variations.
The saucer in your photo is from Round Up. The Chuckwagon saucer has a cowboy twirling a lariat rope around the depression that holds the cup. You appear to have two different 6.5 inch plates. If so, one is Round Up and the other is Chuckwagon but I am not sure which is which. I believe the cup and the larger plate are the same in both patterns. Round Up/Chuckwagon is extremely popular with collectors. It is arguably the most highly sought of Red Wing’s many standard production dinnerware patterns. The demand definitely exceeds the supply.
Cup & saucer: $50-60
Plate 6.5 inch: $40-50
Plate 7.5 inch: $40-50
Larry