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Hi, I have a divided bowl in this same pattern. The oval bowl as the Red Wing symbol on the back. Can you please tell the year, designer and value? Thanks Elizabeth

Answer:
Your photo shows a bowl in the Frontenac pattern.  Unfortunately you’ve provided no measurements for the bowl so I don’t know if it is a cereal bowl, sauce dish, nappy, etc.  But given the bowl’s obvious crack it has minimal value, $5 to $10 at most and less if this is a small size bowl.
 
The divided bowl you mentioned is most likely a divided vegetable dish.  Value is $20 to $25 in excellent condition.  Chips and cracks reduce the value significantly.
 
Frontenac is a pattern from the Futura line and was introduced in 1958.  It did not sell well and was dropped a couple of years later.  The design of Frontenac has been attributed to Charles Murphy, but I do not have any original documents that confirm this.
 
Larry
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Dear Red Wing Collectors, I inherited this casserole from my grandmother. My mother recalls there being another piece that went with, however we have been unable to locate it. Can you please tell me any information about the piece, including its year, designer and value? Thank you! Elizabeth

Answer:
Your photo shows a casserole stand, not the casserole itself.  This handled tray or stand was used to hold a covered casserole dish.  Apparently you are missing the casserole and its cover.  These stands were made in three sizes (8, 10 and 12 inch) to fit the three sizes of Village Green casseroles.
 
The Village Green pattern was introduced in late 1951 or early 1952.  It was one of Red Wing’s best selling patterns and continued production until the pottery closed in 1967.  Village Green was designed by Charles Murphy.  By itself your casserole stand is worth around $15 to $25.  
 
Larry
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Hi Red Wing collectors, I received this orange sugar bowl from my grandmother but the matching creamer is missing. Can you please tell me any information about the piece, including its year, designer and value? Thank you! Elizabeth

Answer:
Your orange sugar bowl is from the Gypsy Trail line of dinnerware, and is part of the Plain pattern. Gypsy Trail was introduced in 1935; this sugar and creamer set was introduced a couple of years later. They are shown in a 1943 catalog but not in 1944, so production was from approximately 1937 to 1943. Initial catalogs simply listed this set as Sugar and Creamer; later catalogs list them as Snack Sugar and Snack Creamer, probably due to their small size.

Sorry, I do not know the designer of the sugar or creamer. George RumRill worked with Red Wing to design quite a few Gypsy Trail items but I cannot say if he designed these pieces.

While your sugar is tiny and cute, it is also very common and thus doesn’t have a lot of value. It’s worth around $15.

Larry
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I’ve just purchased my first pieces of Red Wing.The pattern is Tampico? 1955? I have a nice footed cake plate and it looks like a tall coffee server? Any idea what they would be worth if I ever sell them? I would appreciate any comments from you.  Thank you, Penny

Answer:
Penny, The earliest Tampico brochure in my collection is dated January 1956, but the pattern could well have been introduced in 1955.  Tampico was a good seller for Red Wing and production continued until the pottery closed in 1967. 
 
Tampico is the only dinnerware pattern used to decorate the footed cake plate.  The cake plate was also produced in several art pottery colors.  Value is around $50 in excellent condition.
 
The tall coffee server is more properly called a beverage server with cover.  Its value is in the range of $70 to $120 in excellent condition.
 
Larry
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Hi – I purchased an old red wing teapot recently from an estate sale. It is pottery, turquoise, shaped like a pumpkin with the grooved lines and the lid has three leaves in the mold. Very cute. The bottom is embossed in the mold "Red Wing USA 235". I have no idea how old this piece is and what the value is? Can you help? I have an antique booth and have not been able to find this teapot in the reference books I have looked at. Thanks, Leslie
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