Spittoon blue sponge with brown interior

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I have a blue/white spittoon with a brown glaze interior. There are no marks on the bottom. It is 6 3/4"H x 10"W. It has one 1" hairline at the lip that does not go through to the other side. No other chips or cracks. Is this Red Wing? When was it made? What is it worth? Thank you for your help. Bret
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15 gallon Red Wing Crock with seltzer dispenser and lid

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I have a #15 red wing seltzer dispenser with lid. It has old lead feed line that has a glass float shut off ball cock inside the crock. Glass ball is still in perfect condition. It also has a draw off valve on bottom to fill glasses. It has large red wing emblem on front (approximately 6") with blue 15 on top of emblem and an oval emblem showing redwing trademark company emblem on front.There is a #15 stamped in (no color) showing on top of the lid (cover). Color: off white glaze. Rich
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Albany Slip Stoneware Bowl or “Milk Pan”

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I have a very shiny (with almost an iridescent quality to it) dark brown, stoneware bowl that is 7" in diameter. On the bottom it is marked RWSCo. It is in good shape as most of the"imperfections" seems to be pocs and marks from the glaze vs. any chips. What I find interesting is that there is a perfect little "hole" on the inside bottom of the bowl, that looks like a machine mark. I have looked for a bowl with this color everywhere in order to obtain information and have found nothing. Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Kathy
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6 gallon Ice Water Red Wing Cooler

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I bought a red wing crock about 30 years ago at a garage sale for $5.00. Color is gray and it is glazed. It has a large number 6 on it (which I assume is the number of gallons it holds). About mid-way down, it has "Ice Water" printed on it in blue . Then it has the large red "wing" under that. It sort of has the shape of a ginger jar. It also has a cork near the bottom for what I assume would be a spigot? I think it must have once had a matching cover but I don’t have that. Just wondering if it has any value? Gabriel
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Red Wing Ko-Rec Feeder with base & 5 gallon Red Wing water cooler

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Hi, I’m looking for some hint of value and age on two items that we recently added to our collection. The first is a water cooler #5, no visible cracks or chips and it has the original spigot. The lid is also in perfect condition, no cracks or chips as well. There is a couple of smudges on the glaze. The second is a chicken feed. It too is also in perfect condition but has one little chip on the foot of the feed holder. Haven’t seen much on chicken feeds. Any information you can provide, is much appreciated! Rachel
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Stoneware found on the Milwaukee Road railroad grade in Helena, MT

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Hello from Helena Montana!! I was hiking on the old Milwaukee railrod grade and in a number of places, within a mile of each other, have found chunks of pottery or crock material. These are of a rusty red glaze, one inch thick. One of the chunks has a rim in it where a lid must have set. The red wing stamp is on another piece. (1) Do you think the railroad hauled large crocks in the early years? I have to let you know this really has me intrigued. (2) Did Red Wing ever produce material for water culverts for the railroad. Thanks so much for your time and interest in the history of Red Wing!! Greg Beveridge Helena, MT 406-202-3959
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40, 50, & 60 Self Draining Crocks

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What is known about 40, 50, @ 60 gallon crocks that have a hole in center bottom and are curved on the bottom so they do not sit flat? Some small hairline cracks, only one with a red wing, others are just signed with red wing logo. V ruff value also, Doug
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