Question:

Hello, 

I found several pieces of what I believe to be Redwing Stoneware.  I have attached the photos and was wondering what you thought the value would be.  

The first photo is what I believe to be a Redwing Sponge bowl

The second photo has two pieces that I think are Redwing salt glaze.  There is what I think is a 6 gallon butter churn and there is another butter churn and the design looks like there are two butterflies on it.  Can you please send me any information that you have and what you think they might be worth?

Thank you for your time.

Marcus

Answer:

The bowl does appear to be Red Wing.  You did not indicate the size.  A 10 inch bowl would sell for around $150-175 in perfect condition.  The other stoneware items are not Red Wing.

Question:

Hi

I just purchased this crock and was wondering what sot a value it might have. There is some cracks on the bottom and few around the back side. Thanks  Mark

Answer:

The Red Wing lily decorated salt glazed crock is not very common.  With the damage you stated, value would be about $700-800.

Question:

can you tell me anything about it please?

Answer:

You have a Red Wing birch leaf crock made in the early 1900′s.  Some early pieces were sold through catalogs (such as Sears) and did not include the manufacturer’s mark

Question:

Hello, my name is Devon.  My parents are avid collectors of Red Wing Pottery and unfortunately their house burned down yesterday.  While most of the piece were able to be salvaged unbroken, they all received smoke damage.  The dishware and figures as well as the more recent crocks seem fine after a wash, but the porous items such as the older crocks and jugs have absorbed the stench.  I wonder if anyone in your society has experience in this type of situation or has any advice for us.  Can anything be done?  Thank you for your consideration.

Answer:

I have no experience with this problem.  I suggest leaving the items out doors for an extended period of time.  The fresh air (wind) may help lessen the odor.

Question:

I picked this up in an antique mall in Illinois over the weekend.

I smiled when I saw the bowl was marked with a tag as “old ceramic bowl”.

I would say it is in excellent condition. Being marked on the bottom of the bowl as 12 I thought it was pretty nice for the shape it was in. Just curious the value.

I would of smiled a lot more if it had been a 12″ spongeband bowl :)

Thank you!

Jay

Answer:

An unmarked Red Wing 12 inch bowl is valued between $75-$85.

Question:

I always enjoy reading all the question and answers, thanks for taking time to do this!  My question is about hand turned water coolers and the correct lid.  I know the earliest hand turned coolers would have had a button lid, but I wonder if they switched over to the bar style lid while still making hand turned coolers because they were less time consuming to make.  The reason I ask this is because I’ve seen several hand turned water coolers over the many  years of going to farm auctions that came right out of a cellar with a bar handle lid that matched perfectly with the cooler.  My thoughts are a button lid looks great on a cooler but if it came out of an old estate sale with a bar lid, that

was probably the correct lid it always had.  What do you think?   Am I

crazy?!

Answer:

You raise a good point.  I am not sure there is any way to prove it one way or another.  Most collectors and books on Red Wing say the button lids were made for the hand turned coolers.

Question:

I am interested in what type of markings North Star pottery has, whether it be a logo, lettering(stenciled or stamped), or bottom stamped.  Any and all info you can give us on this matter will be appreciated. 

Thanks, Jim and Penny

Answer:

North Star used a plain star—both raised and indented stars were used.  Also used with both stars were the letters N-O-R-T-H within the stars.
A more fancy mark was the word NORTH, a star, and RED WING and MINN.  Lids are believed to have a raise star on the knob or a star surrounding the lid knob.

Question:

Just wondering how much my great, great Aunt’s 10 gallon red wing water cooler is worth. Sending you some pics. There are no cracks or glazing. One small dime size chip, as shown in pic. The 10 is in the inside bottom. No markings on the bottom.

Debbie

Answer:

Your cooler is valued between $900 and $1100.  If you had the lid value would increase by approximately $700.