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Dear Al, I was curious as to why you would consider this a preserve jar vs a butter churn? Could I send more pictures? Would you need one of the opening? I attached your previous response below. Thank you. 4 gallon salt glaze preserve jar Question: I picked up this churn at a flea market. Is it Red Wing, and from what time frame? And what would the approximate value be? It does have a small hairline near the top about 6" long on the upper left. Thank you Answer: Your salt glaze piece is not a Red Wing churn. I could be a Red Wing or a Western Preserve jar. I would really need to see more of this piece to say for sure. The time frame it was made in would be anywhere from the late 1860′s to the early 1890′s. The 6" hairline would hurt the value. The value would be in the area of $125 to $150 regardless of who manufactured your jar. Al Kohlman
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I have a small red wing refrigerator jar in great condition with no crack and one small chip on the underside. It is about 6 in in diameter and little over 3 in tall. I also collect sponge ware and I found a 6 sponge ware panel bowl, but the sponging is only in blue and white. What would these items sell for in todays market.
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I bought a one gallon stoneware jug w/wooden bail and wooden or cork (not sure as it is aged) stopper still intact. There is black lettering inside a black outlined box which states G MARTINI CALUMET MICH. The top half of jug is brown crockery and bottom half is cream. I tried to find out some information about G Martini and the only thing I could find out was that they were liquor dealers in Calumet and that they used Red Wing pottery for advertising. I was wondering if my piece could be Red Wing as there are no markings or I am not sure what to look for. It is in excellent condition with the printing very clear. I will try to post a picture if that will help.
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I have a pitcher from Red Wing that say’s "IT PAYS TO TRADE AT SEARLES GENERAL STORE ED. J. SEIFERT SEARLES, MINN.. It has a double banded blue ring with a reddish brown pattern of some sort in between. The blue bands are about 1/16th of a inch. It is the typical off white color in general. Any ideas? Ed J. Seifert is my husbands’ realative. We don’t know how. That’s all I got. Any help would be appreciated! We also have a 15 gal. and a 2 gal. crock with the red wing wings on it. Wealso have a 5 gal. crock that just has a blue crown with the #6 in the middle of it. Any idea on that one??? Love to hear a response! THANKS A BUNCH! M
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Sir: I have this 4 gallon salt glaze elephant ear crock. I would like to know if it is red wing? I think it is hand painted and it is in very good condition. Also if you would know what the pattern is on it,also the value I can’t seem to find it in the red wing books Thanks much Phil
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Hello ~ I am a new collector and recently purchased this crock at a yard sale in western Wisconsin for $12. I looks to be a Red Wing 2 gallon salt glaze double P. It is unmarked, but in excellent condition. Am I correct? Could you tell me its approximate value? Thank you for your help!
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