Question:
Dear Mr. Kohlmann, I’ve tried to research this churn but it seems to have a little bit of everything and not enough of anything for me to put a value to it :) The churn is approximately 15 1/2" tall and the mouth is approximately 9" wide from outside edge to outside edge. Between the fancy blue 4 at the top and the blue oval seal at the bottom there is a very faint and blurry pinkish Red Wing logo. The oval seal is laid out as follows: Red Wing Union Stoneware Co. ——— Red Wing, Minn. There is a patent in blue to the right of the fancy 4 laid out as follows: Patented (in large letters) Dec. 21st, 1915 (in smaller letters) There is a dark blue smearing into dark red smearing into dark blue again glaze streak under the right handle as you look at it. There is a crack starting to just below and to the left of the fancy 4 and down to just above and to the left of the oval seal that appears to go through to the interior. There is also a small chip at the bottom where the side meets the bottom that appears to have happened when it was made because the beige glaze covers the chip. Thank you for any information that you may give me regarding this churn. I have grown very fond of this piece and hope to have some kind of value placed on it to entice my niece and her sons to keep it when I pass it on :) Ann C. Heighten Louisville, Kentucky

Answer: Ann, your Red Wing Stoneware Company 4 gallon churn was manufactured between 1936 & 1947. With the hairline the value would be in the range of $75 to $100. Still a very nice piece to keep in the family. Al Kohlman