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My mother has some Red Wing crocks in her basement. I am wondering about their value. One of the gray/beige colored crocks has the number 10 on it in the color blue. There is a red wing drawing on front.Stamped on the front are the words, Union Stoneware Co. There is another crock in the same color with the number 5 in blue also. It has two sides handles in black. Stamped on the front it says Red Wing Potteries Inc., Red Wing,Mn. The third crock has the number 3 in blue , with the red wing drawing on front also and writing on front says Union Stoneware Co. She has two other crocks, smaller in size with no writing on them . Could you give me any information about these pieces of pottery? Mary Miller
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I recently found this whiskey jug at a local thrift store. The jug says "Quinn’s Quality Quantity (QQQ) – Largest Mail Order Grocer and Liquor Merchant in the West – Rye Whiskey – Kansas City, MO." It is approximately 13" tall, 11" wide and 4" deep. The only damage is a 1" narrow chip on the inside rim of the bottom of the jug. We have learned that Quinn Grocery Company was open from 1894 to 1919 in Kansas City, MO. I would greatly appreciate any information you can provide about this jug, including possible value and if you don’t believe it’s a Red Wing jug, who you believe may have produced it. Thanks!
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