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2 gallon birch leaf Crock

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What value does a 2 gal. gray color crock have? What was that size used for? I have one that has the two blue leaves curving downward under the number 2 and the oval underneath that with the Red Wing name. There are no chips or cracks. It is clean overall. (no photo yet.) Valerie
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3 gallon small wing Red Wing Potteries crock

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The picture shows a 3 Gallon crock with no handles that my Mother used to pickle cucumbers as long as I can remember. It was packed with cucumbers in a brine with dill twigs and stored in a root cellar to process during our cold Montana winters. In the late spring we had great dill pickels from the previous year. The crock has no chips on the bottom or the top rim. I know for sure that she had it in August of 1945 when we moved from Seattle to Billings as I helped load the first crop of cucumbers in it, I was 7 years old at the time. James
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6 gallon Salt Glaze rib cage churn with lid

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Hello, Can you help me identify this?? The churn itself has no cracks, chips, stains…..not sure if the cover is original? The cover has no cracks but has a few small chips on the underside….the dasher is intact and in good shape. Thanks for the help, Pat

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30 gallon Red Wing crock with a 4-5 inch wing,

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What would be a ball park figure for a 30 gallon Red Wing crock with a 4-5 inch wing, there are no handles on the sides, either molded or bail handles? There are no cracks, chips, or other blemishes. Thanks for your time. I cannot attach a picture right at the moment, but could if you need one. Heidi

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Brown Mug, Red Wing

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I would like to know if the pitcher happens to be red wing. It is 7-1/4" tall. Also have a mug that is 4-5/8" tall. The mug has a 16 in blue on the bottom. The pitcher has "circles" around the spout and on bottom. If not Red Wing, do you know who made them and of course age and value. Thanks. Ramola
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1 gallon Red Wing Stoneware Union Mason Fruit Jar

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I have a 1 gallon Red Wing Stoneware Union Mason Fruit Jar, with patent date Jan. 24, 1899 stamped on the bottom. It is in perfect condition, except that it has a Ball zinc lid on it. I think originally the jar would have had a different zinc screw on lid and a rubber gasket. Could you please tell me what the lid would have been and if you know of a source for the correct lid, so that I can restore my jug to original condition? It is my understanding that with the original lid, this jug is worth about $850. Could you please verify that for me? (Fun fact: I found this jug in a hillside junk pile when I was a teenager, while picking with my father. The lid was missing when I found it)! Thank you very much! Deb
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Red Wing Stoneware Fruit Jar” “Manufactured by the Red Wing Union Stoneware Co Red Wing, Minn

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I can’t seem to find anything on the "Red Wing Stoneware Fruit Jar" "Manufactured by the Red Wing Union Stoneware Co Red Wing, Minn." It has a different shape than the fruit jars I have seen in research. It also has no patent number or stamp on the bottom and doesn’t look like it ever had one. The jar is tan with blue script lettering on the front, no cracks, crazes or chips, has a grey Ball screw-on lid and a red rubber gasket, both in excellent condition. The inside is the same as the outside. The back of the jar says, in san serif straight type, "Before filling, warm jar by placing in hot water, then pour fruit in boiling hot. Light cannot effect (sic) or fade the contents." This wording is framed in a blue rectangle. The jar came from my husband’s mother’s home in Greybull, Wyoming. We’d like to know an approximate date it was manufactured and how much yo think it might be worth to a collector. Dee
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2 gallon reverse wing crock

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CAN YOU TELL ME IF THIS IS OF ANY VALUE BECAUSE THE ORDER OF THE MARKINGS ARE BACKWARDS?? THE TOP OF IT IS ALSO NOT REAL ROUND IT IS KIND OF A LITTLE OBLONG JUST ON THE TOP OPENING. Tami
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