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i found a 15 gallon salt glaze with a 15 on the top and what looks like two rib cages below that and then a line going down to a target about 3 inches from the bottom what is this? a value? no chips or cracks.thanks
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This crock is marked in a 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 oval Union Stoneware Company Redwing Minnesota and embossed on the bottom is Minnesota Stoneware Company Redwing. It is 9 1/8 w by 9 3/8 h. Wondering the time period and the value. Thanks. Ginger
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We’re helping a widow from church downsize her belongings. She has four RW union stoneware crocks w/o lids. 30gal, 15gal, 5gal, 4gal-each from 1915. There are no visible flaws. What can she expect to get for them from an antique dealer in central WI? Thank you very much.
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I have a few Red Wing Shoe Crocks, do you have any idea of a value? I have Plant 1, plant 2 potosi mo. plant riverfront center and shipping, all with covers. thank you
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I have a 10 gallon red wing number 5 crock. In good condition. It has a small crack in it. It has wood handles with wire and they are good. What is this worth? Janie

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I have recently acquired several butter churns ? from a University of Michigan employee that I am trying to determine the manufacturer. This employee claims the churns were used to store fish specimens in alchohol for the university museum. All these churns are glazed inside and outside in a reddish brown, glossy albany glaze. The bottom of the churns and underside of the lids are unglazed. All the churns are straight sided with wire bale and wood handles. The sizes range from 2 to 10 gallon. I have never seen 7-8 (7 liquid gallons to the underside of the lid and 8 gallons full capacity) or 10 gallon churns before. Deminsions of the 7-8 gallon churns is 23 inches tall, 12 inch outside diameter, and 10 3/4 inch inside diameter (10 gallon-22"H, 13"od, 12"id, 11 3/4" diameter lid). The lid is 10 1/4 inch diameter and rests on the churn inner lip. I was told that sometime around 1940 some 1400 of these churns were purchased to store museum specimens (fish). The lids were fitted with a clear plastic lid inserted in the dasher hole and then wax sealed to the churn. In the 1980′s a different storage container was used and all the stoneware containers were disposed of and many apparently were taken by employees. A retired employee stated that he was witness to the original purchase and recalls the manufacturer as being the Redwing Sewer Pipe Company. Can you confirm this provenance or suggest where these churns were produced. Thank you. Ron Blom

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Greetings. I hope you can help me identify a Red Wing crock from my grandfather’s drug store. It is a 15 gallon crock, a cover with a wooden handle, a spigot at the bottom and what appears to be an intake near the top. Inside, there is a float device. It has a gray glaze, marked "15" in blue, a 3 1/2" red wing, and an oval imprint with Red Wing, Union Stoneware Co, Red Wing, Minn Thank you for your help in identifying this piece of my family’s history. Kim Ferrell

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I recently aquired a Redwing Crock from my Grandparents estate. I was wondering if you could tell me anything about it, like its purpose, approxamate age, and value if any. It is large about two to two and a half feet tall has no handles but has a lid with a simple scalloped design. The markings are on the side of the crock in a vertical row; the number 10 a redwing logo and then a stamp that says redwing stoneware redwing minnesota. There is a small imprinted number 5 on the rim of the crock. Those are all the markings I noticed. I will try to attatch some pictures as well. Thanks very much Krista Gately La Grande, OR
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We have a Red Wing brown leaf foot warmer (dark brown in color) and are attempting to find the value of it. We were told that hot water was put in it to keep your feet warm at night. We would appreciate it if you can tell us the value. THANK YOU! Gail

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I have a #6 red wing crock. It has a crack from about the middle up through the lip. A heavy gauge wire was put around lip. It is very solid. What kind of a value would this have?
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