Question:
Dear Mr. Kohlmann,

My brother Steve Currence sent you a photo Sunday evening of an 8 gallon Union Stoneware Pottery crock with NO signature red wing stamp. What does this mean? Do we have something rare and valuable here? Or just a worthless freak? We are on pins and needles waiting to find out!

It is really great that the Red Wing Collector’s Society offers a service where the general public can get opinions about Red Wing Pottery from knowlegeable experts like you.

So thank you in advance for the time you will spend evaluating our crock. It is a part of our deceased mother’s estate. She grew up on a small dairy farm in southwestern MN and HER mother used to make old-fashioned dill pickles in it.

Best regards,

Carolyn Vaughan