Hands on class for RWCS members

Tuesday, July 10

Sign up for an exclusive Red Wing Collectors Society members-only hands-on pottery class with local potter Richard Spiller hosted by the Anderson Center.

Each participant will be provided with a generous 1 quart crock in leather hard condition. Each person will glaze the interior with a traditional Albany slip glaze liner. The individual can personalize their crock by a Scraffito (scratching) technique thru a previously applied white slip. Additional possibilities include slip trailing from a squeeze bottle using a black slip.  The piece will then be fired in the Anderson Center’s gas kiln, to a stone ware temperature of 2350 °F, and shipped to the participant after Convention.  

Session Information:

Location:
Anderson Center – Cafeteria
163 Tower View Dr
Red Wing MN 55066

Session times, 4 RWCS members per session:
9:00am to 10:30am
11:00am to 12:30pm
1:30pm to 3:00pm
3:00pm to 4:30pm

Cost: $35.00
Cost includes: session time, piece and shipping

Register: RWCS Business Office
800-977-7927 
director@redwingcollectors.org

For more information about the session, contact Richard Spiller at spilrichard@hotmail.com. To register  contact the RWCS Business Office at 800-977-7927 or director@redwingcollectors.org

I am hoping that you can offer some information on the stoneware which was left in a home we recently purchased.
 
 
Thank you for what ever information you can offer.
 
Kind Regards
 
Linda

Answer:

Kim, you have a Red Wing 5 gallon salt glazed churn with the lazy 8 marking.   It was produced between 1867 & 1895.  Value in perfect condition is between $250 & $300.  The lid on you churn is not the correct lid or a Red Wing lid.   Al Kohlman

I have a 4 gal crock with 2 __?__ leaves.  I would like to know what kind of leaves are they.  The stem of the leaves is coming from the right which I haven’t seen with these leaves before.  Is this a production error?  I would also like to know when the union label was used.  I think it was 1894-1906. And lastly, the value.  It does have a major crack/chip.  Otherwise, it is in excellent condition.

Thank you very much.

Mark

Answer:

Mark, the leaves on your crock are birch leaves. The way the leaves were applied is not a production error, but most likely applied to fit between the number 4 and union oval.  These leaves were the most common used leaves on both the Minnesota & Red Wing stoneware companies.  Your crock was produced by the Minnesota Stoneware Company sometime between 1895 & 1906.  Value on your crock with the crack is quite low.  Maybe $20 to $25.  Al Kohlman

Hello, I found this piece of red wing saffron ware @ my local goodwill. I have searched the internet to help identify it, With no luck!

The piece is labeled RED WING SAFFRON WARE on bottom, Blue in color. It is 7-1/2″ tall, The widest width is 7-1/2″, The bottom is 5-3/4″, The opening at top is 4-3/4″, It has a lid, And the color is kinda yellow/creamy off white.

If you could identify it, Or any other information would be appreciated.

Thank you, Wayne

Answer:

Wayne, I don’t collect saffron ware, but have seen them around.  Your piece is most likely a canister for storing flour or sugar.   Al Kohlman

Could you please provide some info on the 3 gal Crock and lid in the attached photos

I believe the crock dates to between 1930-40′s? There is a small chip at the base of the crock which is the only damage

I’m not sure if the lid goes with the crock however it came to me with the lid, but it does not seem to fit quite right

Thanking you in advance

Answer:

Your 3 gallon Red Wing crock was produced between 1936 & 1947.  Value on just the crock is around $75 with the small chip.  The 3 gallon Red Wing daisy petal lid is the correct lid for this crock.  In perfect condition, the value on the lid is $125 to $135.   Al Kohlman

Don’t miss the First Ever

Red Wing Stoneware Scramble

Saturday May 19, 2012 10 AM – 4 PM

A Mad Dashfor factory seconds in our parking lot. This is your chance to purchase stoneware at a fraction of the retail price.  You will choose either a one-minute or a four-minute dash to fill your cart. Call Red Wing Stoneware Company for details. 651-388-4610 or find them on Facebook.

Thursday, July 12, 10:30 a.m.

Red Wing High School

Red Wing, MN

The RWCS Annual Convention, set for July 12-14, will celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Society. The organization is inviting everyone to come and hear keynote speaker Hannes Kuehn.

Kuehn will present a narrative/PowerPoint recollection of working at Red Wing Pottery from 1956 to 1957. He was a Designer/Modeler who worked closely with Modeler Ted Hutchson and Designer Charles Murphy. He believes that he may be the last living designer today who actually worked at the Pottery, generating original designs and models for Red Wing Potteries. He visited Germany last year and met many pottery modeler/designers and photographed their work. Along the way he visited several pottery museums that displayed historic designs, equipment and production methods. It is likely that the probable founder of Red Wing Pottery, Joseph Pohl, who arrived in 1861, acquired his knowledge and skill of making crocks and bowls in Germany and applied it here in his new home near what is now Red Wing, Minnesota.

Come and listen to Kuehn’s stories about working at the potteries in the 1950s and learn a little about the history of this type of work that originated in Europe and continued in this area. The presentation will include many pictures of ceramic and stoneware items and designs. It is fun and interesting to collect Red Wing Pottery pieces, but first they had to be designed and produced; and that was fun and interesting too!

Speaker Bio:

Hannes Kuehn began his Modeler/Designer career as an apprentice at Ulmer Keramik in Germany in 1954. In 1956, Hannes immigrated to the U.S. and began working at Red Wing Potteries. Following his stint at the Potteries, Hannes had other ceramic positions until he became a Dental Technician, owning his own lab from 1958 to 1988. In 1988, he became the director of the production and teaching dental laboratories at the UCLA Dental School until 1999. In addition to his pottery, ceramics and design professional experience, Hannes also served as a police officer at various points in his carrier including the Los Angeles Police Department. Hannes currently lives in Southern California with his wife, Rosi.

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 . You can also follow the RWCS on Twitter and find them on Facebook.

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Be sure to click for image number ONE to get the Red Wing Pottery wing on the grain elevator.

Tatankamani, the man that the white explorers called Chief Red Wing, was a prominent military leader in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. One of his village sites became the city called Red Wing.
1. Red Wing Pottery Red Wing’s location on the Mississippi River made it an important grain town. As a result of the grain industry’s success, Red Wing was ideally located for the pottery industry to grow. Red Wing Pottery, stamped with a wing, was the largest of its kind in the United States in the early 1900s. 2. Red Wing Shoe Company Red Wing Shoe Co., today an international brand, also uses a red wing logo. Two manufacturing facilities and the Red Wing Shoe Museum remain in Red Wing. Since its beginning in 1905, Red Wing Shoe Co. has been known for making “work shoes for working people.” Local boots continue to be worn by people involved in farming, ranching, logging, mining, blacksmithing, railroading and construction. 3. Red Wing Construction During one of Red Wing Construction Co.’s renovation projects, owner Jeff Frost found the old Red Wing Flour Mill logo and trademarked it for his company. One of the oldest red wing logos in existence, this one dates back to the 1800s. Source: Red Wing REpublican Eagle 2 May 2012

We have started collecting the above Red Wing Pottery pieces and were curious as to how many different colors are available of this style and when they were produced.  Any information on this series as well as the M-1509 bud vase as we are thinking about getting into the coordinating colors of these bud vases as well.

Thank you for your time.

Lori

Answer: Lori
they date to 1954, all four fleck glazes, with black and white are from that year.  There are probably more, I’m sure they were made for more than one year.  You might look for #1511, it has a kind of reverse handle from the 1510….  hope this helps, thanks, steve n rose

1.        Provide a detailed description of the piece (size, condition, decoration, markings, glaze). If you are asking about dinnerware please include the number of each piece in the place setting.
>>This is a large crock, in good condition (handles missing). On the picture there are markings on the front, but that is just dirt. The crock is completly intact. In addition to the marks visible on the front, there is a mark on the side but I did not note it (sorry!). I have been told my grandmother used this to make pickles on the farm in Iowa, perhaps in the 1930s? The piece is glazed. Again, aside from the missing handles this crock is gorgeous.

Answer:

If this 12 gallon Red Wing crock with the six inch wing is in perfect condition, the value would be between $150 & $175.   Al Kohlman