Question:
I  AM CLEANING MY MOM’S ATTIX AND CELLAR AND HAVE
FOUND A 5″X4″ TALL YELLOW CITRUS JUICE THAT
HAS  A BASE. IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY IMPERFECTIONS.
CAN YOU TELL ME THE PRICE I COULD GET FOR IT AND WHERE. I TRIED THE LOCALS AND AM NOT SURE OF THE OFFERING THANK YOU

URSULA

Answer:

Most likely your juicer was made by Red Wing as part of the large Gypsy Trail dinnerware line in the early 1940s.  They were made in two colors, yellow and white, and were marked “RED WING USA 256″ on the bottom.

Red Wing juicers are fairly common but usually in “used” condition.  Most of the examples I’ve seen have had hairlines, most likely due to pressure from squeezing the juice out of fruit.  The juicer’s color is often inconsistent, almost a faded look.  An antique dealer would ask around $200 for an original Red Wing juicer in mint condition with strong dark color.  The price tag for a juicer in average condition would be about half as much.  Those are retail prices, not the value a dealer would pay to buy it from you.

A word of caution:  If your juicer is not marked Red Wing and has an unglazed bottom, it is a recent reproduction, not an original.

Larry