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Cook Jar, Red Wing?

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I was told by someone that my cookie jar perhaps is Red Wing. No mark on bottom, off yellow, gingerbread man on front, lid in rimmed in red, height approximately 10" high by 7" wide. Purchased at a sale, I was told it is from the 1940′s.
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North Star Jug

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Hi, We about 2 years ago cleaned out the basement of our old farm house. Most of what we found was junk but we did find one what looks to be a Whiskey jug. It has a white or tan looking glaze on the bottom and a brown glaze on the top… this also includes the hadle of this jug. The bottom of this jug is not glazed but does have a star on it. This star is around 3 inches big. it is slighty raised from the rest of the bottem of the jug. The star then on it’s corners has N.O.R.T.H. all in capitals. The jug is around 10 1/2 inches tall and is about 22 3/4 inches around the white bottem 2/3 of the jug. The opening at the top is around 1 inch. It looks to be in good condition with no cracks. If you could please help me that would be great… Is this jug in fact a North Star Stoneware creation and if so about what year was it made? What is the aproximate value of a jug like this? Thank You! Stacey
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Round up Divided Vegetable dish

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Hi, I have what I believe to be a Red Wing Roundup Relish Dish. I am trying to find out its value. It measures 14" long. The back reads: Red Wing Hand Painted Ovenproof U.S.A. 240. I appreciate any help you can give me. I have been told this is a rare find. On the bottom left point of the dish there is a on the inside crack that appears to be factory there is a small chip on the outside of the rim (on the same corner). Other than that it is mint condition with no crazing. Thank you, Kay
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Brushed Ware Flower Pots

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I have a set of three green stoneware flowerpots . They are round, ornately decorated and about 2-3 inches tall. They appear to be a set because each one fits into the other. Marked on the bottom of all three pots is a circle with the words Red Wing , Union Stoneware Co., and Red Wing, Minn. There appears to be a signature of some sort outside and above the circle on the small one, but it is not legible by me.

The outside of each piece has a split decoration. The top decoration on the small one (5" pot) is oak leaves and acorns….bottom decoration has the appearance of bark running up and down. The medium pot (6"pot) is decorated at the top with a running swirl scroll and the bottom has a diamond shaped latice running scroll on the bottom with a line running down the middle of each diamond pattern. The last and largest pot (7-8\" pot) is decorated at the top with running ovals with flower inserts and the bottom with stripes and 4 dots (between each stripe)running down the length of the bottom band. A green glaze is on the interior of each pot. Can you tell me anything about these pots? Thank you for your time.

Answer: Red Wing made many different flower pots. Finding them marked is the hard thing. These would be from around 1930. With the different patterns, they don’t belong as a "set" so to speak. The flower pots varied n size from 4 to 16" in size.

Part of the brushed ware or garden lines, their value is around 50.00 or so each. thanks, steve n rose

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question from: slythjohan@yahoo.com

Question:
Hi Al just read your respomse to the question on the 5 gal crown crock. Those were made by the Robinson Ransbottom Co in Ohio and they are no longer in business. They closed within the past year or so. Just thought you might like to know. Steve L.
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Frair Tuck Cookie Jar

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I have a cookie jar with Red Wing USA on the bottom. It also has the words Patent and three rows of numbers stamped under that. The bottom number appears to be 31383. The cookie jar is a blue friar holding a Bible, one finger pointing and the words Thou Shalt Not Steal on a banner across the front of his robe. It is 7 inches wide, 10 inches high and in excellent condition with some crazing but no chips. The color is not faded and it has a shiney glaze. Can you tell me how old it is and an approximate value?
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