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Hello Al, We recently picked up a 4 gallon jug at a local antique shop. The people mentioned that it was a bee sting pattern by Red Wing. Can you tell us if this is indeed the case and what the value might be? It does have, in the top of the jug, a defect that had to have been done during the manufacturing process. We tried to include a picture of this. Everything else is perfect. Thanks for you help Kim and Adam
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Hello Al, We recently picked up a 10 gallon crock, which we were told was an early Red Wing piece. It has a crack to the right of the decoration and a small spider crack on the back. We would greatly appreciate any information and value you can give us. Thanks Kim and Adam
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I have a 3 gallon crock with Birch leaf design. I cannot locate a manufactures name on the crock. I believe it to be a Red Wing Crock. My grandmother used it for making pickles for many years Is this a Red Wing Crock? And why is there no mfg. name? Carol
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I have a 3 gallon birchleaf beehive jug with a "union stoneware" oval stamp, in great condition and was just wondering the value of this piece. thanks, Kayla
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Hello, I recently inherited a Red Wing birch leaf churn from my mother and with it she had an email received by one Steve L. from the RWCS in 2002 explaining the piece and its potential value. She contacted him through redwingnet.com. I have quoted the original email and am curious to know if this information is correct and the value of the piece today.

"You have an 8 gallon birch leaf churn. They were made with lids that have the hole in them and also with a cover with no hole. It is possible that the lid you have is not a Red Wing lid. The churn is worth quite a bit. In perfect condition it is worth $1800-2000 or more. Steve L."

I do not have the lid with the hole, but I believe the lid I have to be genuine Red Wing based upon its qualities in relation to the churn. It stands approx. 20" and appears to be in great condition. I see no visible cracks. Thank you very much for any assistance you can provide. Furthermore I would be interested to know any recommendations of collectors or dealers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area if one does know, because I have quite a few other misc. pieces. Thanks Joe

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I have a Minnesota Stoneware Co.,Red Wing, Minnas 2 qt crock (1883-1906) that I would like to sell. It has 2 old chips around the bottom, flat matte finish with stains inside and outside. Can you please tell me the value of this piece? Thank you
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hello, i have a no. 10 redwing self-draining jar and would like to know the approximent value of it. i do not know how to do pictures. i’ve collected "junk" all my life and the time has come for me to get rid of a lot of it. this is, i think, the only redwing piece i have. it is, i would say, real good condition. no cracks or chips. the only thing i can see wrong is it does not have the wooden handles, if it ever had them, on the wire bales. not knowing how to do pictures the only way i would know how would be take a picture with a camera and have it developed and send it to you. being old i haven’t learned all this new modern stuff. thanks for any information you can or will give me. wendell
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We have a 15 gallon crock Red Wing with 4 blue leaves and the red wing label. Does anyone know an approximate value on this piece? It is in perfect condition. Natalie
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Al, Thank you very much for helping us newbie’s out. The info you provide has helped me out tremendously. A question I have is there a value difference between having birch leaves stamped in blue ink or black ink? I know after reading a lot of your answers to other questions that it is very important to have a bright clear stamp but I have not read anything on whether the color of the ink mattered in a crocks value. Also I was wondering if having an oval or not having an oval on a birch leaf crock effected the value with everything else being equal. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge! Scott a new RWCS member.
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I have seen a bowl similar to this in an antique store and then found this in my grandparents home. I was wondering if it was indeed Red Wing or just an old piece. There are no marking on the bottom nor on any side. Natalie
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