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Monthly Archives: January 2008
3 Gallon, MN Stoneware birch leaf beehive jug
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Hi, I am wondering if you have some idea what this jug may be worth. It is part of my father’s estate. It has a blue 3 near the top, and the oval label, which is almost 2.5 inches wide, reads: UNION STONEWARE CO. RED WING, MINN. There are two half-inch wide chips, one on the handle and one on the lip of the spout. Also, there are noticeable paint or glaze drippings running down the jug from the back starting at the handle and going around the left side to within a few inches of the blue leaves on the front. The bottom has no markings or designs, nor any glaze or paint. The jug is about 13.5“ high. Thank you. Mike
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Red WIng 1284
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I would like information on a vase I received recently as a gift. The outside is turquoise blue with a uniform cracked finish. The inside is a dark bronze/copper(?) smooth finish. It measures about 10.5" tall and 4" x 7.5" at the widest point. It has a leaf motif. I believe the words on the bottom read 1284 Red Wing USA. I’m told that the vase may have been purchased at the 1939 World’s Fair but I have no proof that this is true. Thanks for any details you can provide about this vase and its value.
Answer: Your vase was introduced in 1947, The glaze is crackle turquoise with bronze, Value is about $60-$65.
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Red Wing 209, copy
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Hi, I have had this terra cotta/redware? vase for years. It is an exact match for the Red Wing #209 vase as shown in Ray Reiss’s book 1, page 23, fig. #209, except this is 10 1/2" H. and unglazed. It is unmarked. Did Red Wing make red ware? I hope you or one of the members can shed some light on this piece. Thanks for any help, Don
Answer: We don’t know of any artware that Red Wing produced with the red clay, It is the same shape but almost an inch taller then what Red Wing listed in their catalogs. Company’s were notorious for swapping or copying each others molds. It would be our guess that it is not Red Wing.
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