Question:

Here is a better picture of the “Minnesota Stone Ware Co. Redwing” that is in raised writing, and of the same whitish clay material the bottom is made out of, on the bottom of the jug.  The piece is small and adorable, I don’t care much if at all about the value, I do care about the date it was made:)  I have other pottery also found at the same old farm and much of it is not marked, so a date is simply a starting point for other finds.  The farm was homesteaded in 1880’s, based on the 100 year anniversary sign from the state fair that is there.  I am pretty sure that nobody ever threw anything away since the 1880’s based on what is there also!  It’s been an antique lovers dream come true in one big mess, a labor of love for say.  

Brenda

Answer:

Brenda, your Minnesota Stoneware Company Albany slip jug which is bottom stamped was produced between 1883 & 1894.  The Minnesota Stoneware Company was in existance from 1883 to 1894 when they merged with the Red Wing Stoneware Company and became the Union Stoneware Company.  Al Kohlman