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MidWinter 2010 Housing Open!

Fiesta in February

2010 MidWinter GetTogether

February 12-14

Des Moines, IA

It time to starting thinking about the MidWinter GetTogether "Fiesta in February" at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Des Moines, IA. Here is the property information:

Holiday Inn and Suites
4800 Merle Hay Road
Des Moines, IA 50322

Phone: 515-278-4755

More information on the 2010 MidWinter Coming Soon!

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Goodhue County Historical Society releases Anniversary Commemorative

Goodhue County Historical Society

Celebrates its 140th Anniversary with a Commemorative Churn

Since 2007, Red Wing Pottery annually has done a special piece to commemorate a local event City sesquicentennial, state sesquicentennial Now— Goodhue County Historical Society (GCHS)’ 140th anniversary

1, 2 gallon and 140, 2-qt butter churns have been made to celebrate the anniversary. The commemoratives will be bottom-numbered 1 to 140. The large churn and the commemorative marked #1 will be auctioned off at the GCHS’ anniversary event, The Age of Style – 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s, to be held Saturday, September 26 from 5:00 until 11:00 pm at the Treasure Island Event Center (reservations accepted through September 15). Commemorative #140 will become part of the GCHS’ permanent collections.

Churns #2 – #139 will be available for sale Saturday, September 19 beginning at 8:00 am at Red Wing Pottery Sales, 1920 Old W Main St, Red Wing. The cost is $75.00, with 50% of every sale donated to the GCHS.

The commemoratives will be for sale on a first-come, first-served basis. Each customer may purchase one churn. No pre-ordering or online orders will be taken. Pieces were made by Mark Connolly, Scott Keith, and Alex Wilson.The 2 gallon churn, is specially signed “Mark the Potter.”

The churns are salt-glazed pottery pieces. This was the first kind made by skilled German craftsmen in the late 1800s. This small beginning gave rise to the largest pottery company in the United States. Following the long tradition of pottery making, today’s expert craftsmen produced these pieces by hand.

The churn was chosen because of its historical significance. Each piece has been hand-decorated with a tradition decoration used by earlier Red Wing potters. Each piece is back-stamped with a special GCHS 140th anniversary stamp

Because this is the third in a series of bottom-numbered pieces, it is highly collectible. The earlier pieces sold out within an hour and the value of the pieces immediately swelled. Last year’s piece could be found on eBay for 500% of its retail value.

The Red Wing Pottery is excited about using its skill in offering increasingly valuable commemorative pieces to help support the mission of the GCHS. Because organized pottery’s history goes back almost to the founding of the county, and indeed, pottery was made by the Native Americans living here long before the area was settled by white people, pottery has touched many aspects of county history. Partnering with the GCHS is an obvious way to support and promote the history of the county and the traditions that Red Wing Pottery carries on.

Char Henn
Director/CEO
Goodhue County History Center
Red Wing MN 55066
651.388.6024/651.388.3577 (fax)
www.goodhuehistory.mus.mn.us

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2009 Convention Display Winners Posted

2009 Display Winners

Check out Display Winners!

Congratulations to our 2009 Display Winners and thank you to everyone who participated! Visit the Display Page to see the 2009 Display winners as well as past Display winners.

It is not too late to think about 2010 Convention Displays! Could you be the next "Best in Show" or "Peoples Choice" winner at the Convention? Or do you have a rare item that is sure to be an eye opener for the members to win the Dennis Yaeggi Rare Item?

Remember all display and rare item participants will receive a regular Convention Commemorative as a thank you. Winners will receive a Convention Special Commemorative (only 18 made each year)!

So get your creative juices flowing and consider Display in 2010. Contact Laura Beall if you are interested at display@redwingcollectors.org.

2010 Annual Convention

8-10 July 2010

Red Wing, MN

 

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2010 Convention Dates

2010 Annual Convention

8-10 July 2010

Red Wing, MN

The 34th Annual Red Wing Collectors Society will be July 8-10. The registration forms will be once again stapled in the February 2010 Newsletter. Early Bird registration deadline will be April 1, 2010 and registration deadline will June 1st.

Convention information will be available beginning in February 2010.

We are taking volunteer names at this time. Email Katie Hardyman at membership@redwingcollectors.org.

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2009 RWCS Convention Supplement Available Online

2009 RWCS Convention Supplement

Now Available for Download!

Click Here!

The RWCS has once again posted the 2009 Convention Supplement on their website. Since 2006, the RWCS had been able to post their Convention Supplement on their website.

The Supplement features articles , photos, and other convention event information. It is produced in partnership with the Red Wing Republican Eagle, Red Wing, MN.

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Red Wing Collectors Society Convention review

Twice-Signed 5 Gallon Double-Handled Albany Slip Jug Brings

$8,900 at Red Wing Collectors Society Auction

Red Wing, MN― A 5 gallon Red Wing double-handled Albany slip jug drew the highest bid at this year’s Red Wing Collectors Society (RWCS) Auction. Thanks to its excellent condition and the fact that it was signed both on a handle and on the side, it sold for an impressive $8,900.

Despite concerns in the economy, the RWCS Convention brought nearly 1,700 visitors to the city of Red Wing from July 8-11 to buy, sell and learn more about the lines of Red Wing stoneware, art pottery and dinnerware.

Other items of interest in this year’s auction, which was operated by Houghton’s Auction Service, included a 2 gallon North Star salt glaze water cooler with an upturned leaf, $7,000; a 5 gallon Red Wing salt glaze double leaf water cooler with hairlines, $6,000; 2 gallon Ice Water cooler with wing on front and ski oval on back, $4,500; 3 gallon Nebraska advertising crock, $1,250; and two all white August Becker cherryband pitchers brought $1,525 and $2,000, respectively.

A #152 brushedware jardinière sold for $650, a brushedware lamp hit $625, a #1147 Engobe figurine brought $450 and a M3015 Charles Murphy 20-inch vase was a good buy at $220. The surprise of the auction was a hard-to-find Saffronware teapot with spout chips that crossed the block at $1,650.An assortment of Mediterrania dinnerware brought $575 and a set of 26 RWCS Commemoratives from 1977 through 2002 sold for $5,300. The auction, which had nearly 250 items, brought $125,454 in total sales.
RWCS members had a wide variety of activities to attend during Convention including a narrated tour of the historical sites around the city of Red Wing, tours of the RWCS Foundation Museum and a special display room where members showed rare items and created their own unique displays for the education and enjoyment of attendees. Other events throughout the week included the annual business meeting, the Potter’s Picnic – a pig roast at Red Wing’s Central Park, and the always anticipated Saturday Show and Sale. Members also bought and sold items throughout the week in the parking lot at Pottery Place Mall, and 175 volunteers helped make this year’s Convention a success.

Educational seminar topics consisted of orientation for first timers, demonstrations from a working potter “throwing” pieces on a wheel, Red Wing 101, recent finds from the old pottery dump, Red Wing Saffronware, salt glaze stoneware, the Red Wing Potteries Ledger and an extensive overview on Red Wing dinnerware.

The year’s commemorative, which could be purchased by Society members only, was a miniature bean pot. For the first time in the club’s history, two limited-edition commemoratives were also produced – miniature bean pots with advertising from Wisconsin and Iowa. These were mixed in with the regular commemoratives and all commemoratives were packaged in sealed boxes, so a small number of members were fortunate enough to get one.

Topping the news from the meeting was the RWCS Golden State Chapter’s presentation of a check for $3,300.50 to RWCS Board of Directors president Sue Jones Tagliapietra for the KidsView educational program, which celebrated its 10th year at this year’s Convention. Chapter members held an auction at their last meeting in California to raise funds specifically for the program, which is geared toward encouraging a younger generation to collect Red Wing stoneware and pottery.

“Once again, the Golden State Red Wing Chapter members came through with a great donation that will allow us to enhance educational experiences for the kids,” said Tagliapietra. “We were very pleased by their commitment to KidsView.”

The Society is on the leading edge of creating engaging and educational ways to get younger generations involved in collecting. The focus on these RWCS members is an important part of the Society’s vision to ensure its continued existence and growth. There are many interactive and challenging activities and seminars for children of all ages to get involved in, such as learning how to bid at an auction, what to look for in an antique, and several hands-on craft projects.

The Red Wing Collectors Society was founded in 1977 in Red Wing, Minn. and is devoted to educating people about all American pottery. There are more than 4,000 members worldwide. The Red Wing Potteries had diverse pottery lines that included stoneware, dinnerware and art pottery. For more information or to become a member, call the RWCS business office at 800-977-7927, e-mail membership@redwingcollectors.org or log on to www.redwingcollectors.org.

       

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2009 RWCS Convention Survey Link Still Available

ATTENTION 2009 CONVENTION ATTENDEES!

We need your feedback!

Thank you for attending the 2009 RWCS Convention in Red Wing, MN, July 9-11.
The RWCS Business Office is conducting a survey regarding this year’s event. By filling out this survey, you will help us plan for the 2010 event, July 8-10.

CLICK HERE
to START the SURVEY

The responses are received by Survey Monkey and anonymous. If more than one person in your household attended the Convention, we request that each individual fill out the survey.

Please let your fellow members who attended the Convention know about this survey.

Thanks for your participation!



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RWCS 2009 Commemorative Unveiled

2009 RWCS Commemorative

BEAN POTS WITH CHRISTMAS ADVERTISING!

Commemorative Manager Bob Morawski unveiled the 2009 RWCS Commemorative at Red Wing High School, Thursday, July 9th.

The Convention theme "Celebrating with Red Wing" was a special feature of the 2009 Commemorative. All three versions have Christmas Advertising included on the miniature reproduction bean pot. They RWCS produces enough commemoratives each year so that all of the more than 4,000 members have an opportunity to purchase one. For the first time there are three versions of the regular commemorative (shown in the picture above). Members select their version at random.

Version A: Compliments of the Red Wing Collectors Society
Version B: Merry Christmas from E.E. Bratz Hardware, Weyauwega, Wis
Version C: 1938 Season Greetings Holstein Produce & Hatchery, Holstein, Iowa

The RWCS also makes a Special Commemorative each year. The 2009 Special Commemorative is a miniature reproduction of the Red Wing Stoneware Christmas Tree Stand.

The commemorative is still available for purchase by RWCS Members at the 2009 Convention until Saturday, July 11 at Red Wing High School , Anyone can join, register and purchase the RWCS Commemorative before the end of the Convention.

When the Convention is over no more commemoratives will be sold!

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