Red Wing 5 gallon self draining jar

Question: Hello,  I am interested in learning more about this RW Water Filter and lid that I recently purchased at a small antiques shop in NC.  I have tried to locate similar pieces online with no luck.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks – April

Answer:

April, you have a Red Wing 5 gallon self draining jar.  These were used in Hardware Stores, Chemical plants or Dairies to dispense products.   The self draining jar by itself has a value between $100 & $125.  The lid with the hairline.  $40 or so.   Hope this helps.  Al Kohlman

Red Wing Success Filter, top portion

Question: Hello,

We picked this fabulous piece up at an antique store in Tucson, Arizona, and are wondering what it’s worth.  We believe it is the middle piece of a 10-gallon hotel-sized Success Filter.  It has a 15″ diameter and stands almost 17″ tall.  It has no cracks or chips.  The instructions to clean the filter blocks on the back of the piece are very legible.  We think we found a real gem and hope you can confirm.

Many thanks,

Michael

Answer:

Michael, you do indeed have a part of a Red Wing Success Filter.  It is the top.  A complete Success Filter will have a bottom, top & lid. Most of these Success filters you see are 4 gallons.  The tough part of this one is finding the matching bottom.   Value on just your top is $275 to $300.  When you have a completed Success Filter, they are quite impressive.  Nice find.  Al Kohlman

3 gallon Red Wing butter churn

Question:

Can you tell me how much this crock is valued at?

Thank you

Holly

Answer:

Holly, if your 3 gallon Red Wing butter churn is in perfect condition, the value is between $150 & $175.   Al Kohlman

3 gallon salt glazed crock with a Lazy 8 target design

Question:

Hello,

I have a 2 gal salt glazed crock that was my grandmothers, I’m sure it is from the red wing era.

Would like to find out what the design is on it, i think it is called a crazy 8 or something like it.

Could you help with the authenticity and some kind of value on it.

Many thanks,

Pete

 

Answer:

Pete, you have a 3 gallon salt glazed crock with a Lazy 8 target design.  Value on these if in perfect condition is $125 to $140.  Al Kohlman

Red Wing Stoneware to manufacture the 2014 commemorative

Red Wing, MN – Red Wing Collectors Society (RWCS) Commemorative Manager Bob Morawski has selected Red Wing Stoneware to manufacture the 2014 RWCS Commemorative. Red Wing Pottery will assist with the manufacturing process and will also turn out cobalt-decorated 2 gallon salt glaze water coolers as the special pieces that will be auctioned off to benefit the Society during the club’s annual Convention, July 10-12, 2014.

“I’m excited to work with new owners Bruce and Irene Johnson,” Bob says. “Keeping Red Wing Stoneware and Red Wing Pottery alive and in Red Wing is huge for the community, so this is the perfect time to have them create our Commemorative.”

The Johnsons purchased Red Wing Stoneware from previous owner Tom Woodruff last November and then bought Red Wing Pottery from Scott Gillmer in December. Red Wing Pottery was owned by the Gillmer family ever since former Red Wing Potteries President Richard Gillmer bought out the company’s assets after the Potteries closed in 1967.

“The Johnson’s passion and vision for Red Wing Stoneware and Red Wing Pottery will benefit the RWCS organization, the membership, the community of Red Wing, and so many more,” adds Stacy Wegner, RWCS executive director. “We can’t wait for Convention to see it all in motion.”

Morawski says this will be only the second time in RWCS history that the Commemorative is produced in Red Wing; the Johnsons hope it is the first in a long line of pieces that they make for the club.

“We want to build a long-term relationship with the Society by creating a high-quality Commemorative that’s on time and on budget,” Irene says. “We’re also going to do everything we can to promote the club, because the Society’s success directly impacts us.”

“We strongly feel that working with the Collectors Society will enhance the club’s growth just as it will ours,” Bruce adds. “We include a company flyer with every product that we ship out, and we see a lot of benefit in including information about the Society, as well. Making customers aware of the club’s existence can only increase their interest in pottery and stoneware, which is good for all of us.”

The identity of the RWCS Commemorative is a closely guarded secret every year until the piece is unveiled on the Thursday of Convention Week (July 10). But something that isn’t a secret is the activities and events the Johnsons have in store for all the RWCS members who will visit Red Wing this July.

First, the popular factory tours will continue at Red Wing Stoneware and the Johnsons found a lot of unique pieces when cleaning out storage space, which they plan to sell during Convention Week.

As for the Red Wing Pottery Salesroom, the Johnsons are remodeling the interior and exterior to give it more of a “stoneware and pottery look and feel”. The candy shop will reopen soon along with the Salesroom, but a coffee shop will also be incorporated into the space by the time Convention rolls around in early July. The Loons and Lady Slippers gift shop will reopen around May 1.

“We’re going to have a lot going on at both sites during Convention Week,” Bruce says. “We’ll use this time to unveil our companies’ annual commemorative and perhaps our annual Christmas ornament. In addition, we’d like to set up an area in the Pottery Salesroom to serve as an Antique Roadshow for people to bring in their Red Wing items and chat with Red Wing Collector Society members about it’s history and value.  We will also have some activities going on in the parking lot.”

The Johnsons also plan to open a pottery classroom at the Pottery Salesroom so customers can try their hand at making their own pieces after watching the potters at work as well as provide community education classes.

“We’ve noticed during the factory tours at Red Wing Stoneware that people really enjoy watching the potters hand-turn pieces, and they will often buy a finished example of a piece they watched being made because they’re amazed by all the skill and patience that goes into creating it,” Irene explains. “We’re going to carry that over to the Pottery by giving visitors the chance to try it for themselves.”

The 2014 RWCS Annual Convention, Destination Red Wing, is slated for July 10-12, 2014 in Red Wing MN. To learn more about the annual Convention, or the Red Wing Collectors Society, visit http://www.erwcs.org, find them on Facebook, Pinterest, or follow on Twitter.

5 gallon Birch Leaf Churn produced by Fort Dodge for Red Wing

Question:

I am wondering if this is Red Wing?  If it is the value of it.  Does have a hair line crack and chips on the lid.  Three pictures are attached.  Thanks. Beth

 

Answer:

Beth, it is a Fort Dodge piece which was produced by Red Wing.  With the hairline and chips on the lid, the value would be around $75 to $100.  Al Kohlman

2 gallon reverse Red Wing crock

Question:

I have this unusual piece of pottery, one with a black oval, and one that has the wing and oval inverted.  Attached are photo. What can you tell me about it. Jim

 

Answer:

Jim, the first 2 gallon Red Wing crock is call the reverse oval.  Value on these in perfect condition is $75 to $90.  The other 2 gallon crock with large oval & in black ink has a value about the same as the reverse oval.  $75 to $90.  You just need to find that 2 gallon collector who is missing these pieces.  Al Kohlman