Question: Hi, I have a 40 gallon Red Wing transition crock and lid. I would like to know the value for the set. The lid has no chips or cracks and is marked with a blue “40”. The crock has a very fine hairline crack on each side that can’t be seen from the front view.

Answer: 

very nice piece you have there.  When mint, I’d except to see that crock bring somewhere around $2,500 if not a little more.  Damage can obviously impact value quite a bit depending on the severity.  It’s difficult to give you a fair estimate without seeing the hairlines.  As for the lid, these used to bring up to $1,000, but I’ve seen them bring closer to $500 at auctions in recent years.  It has a good look to it with the slight  dome shape and the color matches pretty well, so I’d put it somewhere in the $750 range.  Hope that info helps.