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I bought this salt glaze beehive jug at an auction. I can’t find any manufacturer mark. I am not sure of the pattern. It is in perfect condition,with no chips or cracks.It does have some turkey droppings or whatever you call those marks.The pattern is a bright cobalt blue color.Do you know what this pattern is?Is this a redwing?In your opinion what would the value of this piece be?It is a very nice looking piece with 5 rows of slightly raised lines that go around it. There are 2 swoop shaped lines on one side of the back and 1 on the other side of the back engraved into it also.They all appear to have been made in the original piece and not something that would have been added later.The bottom part of the handle has 2 small indents on it where it was applied.Thank you for any information you may be able to help me with.Hopefully my picture will go through to help you! Deb
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Greetings from Chicago, I have a 5 gal. Red Wing Crock with a 2 7/8" oval containing the words Red Wing Union Stoneware Co. Red Wing MN There are two Birch Leaves Blue Ink Crock is in great shape with the exception of a small chip as shown in the picture Any help on valuation would be greatly appreciated.
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I would like to know the value of this Jug. My GrandFather had it for many years. Thanks
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Hi,my wife and I recently started collecting red wing crocks after her mother gave us a couple for decoration.We have some pretty nice pieces but nothing so perfect we are afraid to display. We bought a book called red wing stoneware an identification and value guide. In the book I saw a picture of a canteen and thought it was really sharp. I told the wife we needed to buy one of these (we both chuckled). The next month we found one at an auction, we both about fell over! We purchased the canteen and went back home to read more about our new addition. When we looked up the canteen the one we bought had different markings on it then the one in the picture. I could not believe what the one in the picture was worth. The time period of the one in the picture said it was made in 1901 for the completion of the armory in red wing,by the Minnesota stoneware co. The one I bought has two leaves on one side and says red wing stoneware co. red wing Mn. in a small circle with a blue wing in the middle. According to the book the red wing stoneware co. was what the red wing plant was called in that time period. Was this piece made for the same reason at the same time as the Minnesota stoneware canteen? Is it worth the same amount? What do you think it is worth? Is it rare or pretty common? Is it a reproduction? It is 4 1/4" in diameter and perfect everywhere but a small hairline crack on one handle. I have e-mailed pictures. Thank you for any information you can give.
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Greetings, I would like to know about advertising stoneware. I am interested in collecting advertising pieces from Indiana. Do you know if there are pieces available with Indiana Advetising because I have yet to see any. Thank you in advance for your time. -Paul
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