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June 2012
Vol. 37 No. 3
Great
Wall
of
Jugs
Convention Preview
Pages 4-6 & 16
Red Wing’s Futura Line
Pages 8-9
Ladner Advertising Jug
Travels 12,000 Miles Page 10
R W C S C O N TA C T S
RWCS BUSINESS OFFICE
PO Box 50 • 2000 Old West Main St. • Suite 302
Pottery Place Mall • Red Wing, MN 55066-0050
651-388-4004 or 800-977-7927 • Fax: 651-388-4042
Executive Director: STACY WEGNER
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant: VACANT
[email protected]
Web site: www.redwingcollectors.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: DAN DEPASQUALE
2717 Driftwood Dr. • Niagara Falls, NY 14304-4584
716-216-4194 • [email protected]
Vice President: ANN TUCKER
1121 Somonauk • Sycamore, IL 60178
815-751-5056 • [email protected]
Secretary: JOHN SAGAT
7241 Emerson Ave. So. • Richfield, MN 55423-3067
612-861-0066 • [email protected]
Treasurer: MARK COLLINS
4724 N 112th Circle • Omaha, NE 68164-2119
605-351-1700 • [email protected]
Historian: STEVE BROWN
2102 Hunter Ridge Ct. • Manitowoc, WI 54220
920-684-4600 • [email protected]
Representative at Large: RUSSA ROBINSON
1970 Bowman Rd. • Stockton, CA 95206
209-463-5179 • [email protected]
Representative at Large: JERRY ERDMANN
W15416 Fair-Morr Rd. • Tigerton, WI 54486
715-535-2094 • [email protected]
Auction Manager: TODD AVERY
29361 Flower Valley Rd. • Red Wing, MN 55066
651-592-3008 • [email protected]
Commemorative Manager: BOB MORAWSKI
2130 S. Ridgeway Dr. • New Berlin, WI 53146
262-853-8269 • [email protected]
Education Manager: GLENN BEALL
215 W. 7th St. • Logan, IA 51546-1221
712-644-2256 • [email protected]
July Convention Support Personnel:
Pre-registration – Jim & Joyce Sutherland
AND jIM & kAREN kEYS
Show & Sale – MARK GAMBUCCI 651-460-4565
DALE ERICKSON 507-645-6771
[email protected]
Display Room – lAURA Beall
605-464-5941 • [email protected]
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Page 10
Page 11
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Page 14
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Page 16 News Briefs, About the Cover
2012 Convention Preview
2012 Convention Schedule Highlights
RWCS Foundation News
Red Wing’s Futura Line
Ladner Advertising Jug Travels 12,000 Miles
Stoneware at Work: The Bean Pot
Convention Ads
Classified Ads
Recent Finds & Deals, More News Briefs
Convention Auction Preview, Chapter News
MEMBERSHIP
A primary membership in the Red Wing Collectors Society is
$25 annually and an associate membership is $10.
There must be at least one primary member per household in order to have
associate membership. Members can pay for more than one year when renewing
their membership. Contact the RWCS Business Office for additional details.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
RWCS Member Rick Natynski
PO Box 198
Pewaukee, WI 53072
[email protected] • 414-416-WING (9464)
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Briefs
RWCS Young Collectors Return!
I
’m looking forward to seeing all
of the Young Collectors return to
Red Wing this summer! If interested
in helping with the Charter Member
Breakfast on Thursday morning, send
me an e-mail to confirm times. Be sure
to bring your computer and also wear
your T-shirt from last year. Bring a
friend and share the fun!
Let’s meet outside the Art Room at
9:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 12 to get ready to depart for our cemetery
tour. We will learn about the different pieces of gardenware that are
on display there and also do some charcoal rubbings of the various
headstones. There will be a scavenger hunt while we are there. Let’s
meet again on Friday morning in the RWHS home economics room
(K102). Former Red Wing Pottery Painter Mary Lou Ista will be there
to demonstrate painting techniques. You’ll then have an opportunity to
design and paint your own plate, cup or saucer. Fun will be had by all.
See you soon! -Wendy Callicoat [email protected]
Bird Crock Stolen from Amboy,
Minn. Antique Shop
A
theft occurred at Villager Antiques in
Amboy Minn. on April 16. At least
20 pieces of Red Wing stoneware were
stolen from the antique store. Among
the stolen pieces was an ultra rare unsigned Red Wing 4 gallon salt glaze bird
crock (pictured at right). Also stolen were
several water coolers (including a 4 gallon
birchleaf Ice Water), jugs (including Albany slip), chicken waterers, a 4 gallon salt
glaze Success Filter top and some RWCS Commemoratives. See
the RWCS website for more photos of the stolen items. Anyone with
information regarding the theft is asked to contact the Mankato Police
Department of Justice in Mankato, Minn. at 507-304-4814 and refer
to case number #12-0372.
RWCS Bylaw Changes Up for Vote
A
s printed in the April RWCS Newsletter, the RWCS Board of
Directors is proposing some changes to the RWCS Bylaws. These
will be voted upon during Convention at the Annual Business Meeting
at 3:15 p.m. Friday, July 13 in the Red Wing High School Auditorium.
To read the proposed changes, refer back to the April issue or visit the
RWCS website and contact any member of the Board with questions.
Election Ballots Due June 30
D
on’t forget to return your RWCS election ballot to the business
office by June 30. Each of the three manager positions are up for
election this year. Visit the RWCS website or look back to your April
RWCS Newsletter for candidate bios.
Puget Sound Seeking President
T
he RWCS Puget Sound Chapter is looking for a new president.
Anyone in the Pacific Northwest who’s interested in helping to
rejuvenate the club is encouraged to call their RWCS representative at
large or the business office.
About
the
Cover
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his incredible photo of two men standing before of a “wall” of brown
top shoulder jugs is by far the best historical image to surface in some
time. “A limey at the pottery factory” is all it says on the back. According
to the Internet Guide to Jazz Age Slang, “limey” was a popular term for a
British person or soldier during the World War I era (1914-1918). A few
things indicate the photo might have been taken at a Canadian pottery –
perhaps the Medalta Potteries in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Is it sacrilege to
put non-Red Wing pieces on the cover of the RWCS Newsletter? Perhaps,
but the image’s coolness factor made it irresistible.
• The jug held by the soldier has a tall, slender appearance. In proportion
to his hands, it looks taller than an 11” U.S. 1 gallon jug. Canada’s Imperial
gallon jug measures about 12½” tall and equals about 1.2 U.S. gallons.
• As part of the British Empire, Canada played a significant role in WWI,
making it feasible for a British officer (or “limey”) to visit factories during a
recruiting/training mission in Canada.
• The original photo was found in Canada by a friend of Canadian RWCS
Member Kelly Wilson. While that doesn’t mean much on its own, it helps
support the other two points. Regardless of where it was taken, we thank
Kelly and his friend for sharing this awesome image from a simpler time.
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Executive Director
Happy Anniversary, RWCS! The 35th Anniversary
Celebration Convention will be July 12-14. As you
have read in recent issues of the RWCS Newsletter,
there are lots of exciting events being planned by the
35th Anniversary Committee. It’s time to pack your
bag, your camera and come to Convention. You can
still register onsite and buy a Commemorative. Did
you forget to order yours? It’s not to late! Just call the
office and I will assist you.
Looking for Convention information? Check the
RWCS Manager columns here and on the back page
for info on education sessions, a Commemorative
update and to learn about what’s on the Auction
block. Before you hit the road to Convention in
July, check the RWCS website for all the latest
Convention updates. There have been several changes
already, so please make sure you check out the
schedule online, in the Convention Supplement and in
your attendee packet!
Bob
Morawski
Commemorative
Manager
Convention is just around the corner! Maple City
Pottery has been very busy finishing this year’s
Commemorative and production is now at peak
operation. We will also auction off large versions of
the Commemorative to benefit the RWCS, like the
actual-size 4 gallon salt glaze churns last year.
In addition to the club’s 35th Anniversary, we are
also celebrating a milestone with Maple City Pottery
this year. We will receive our 10,000 piece since the
3-year relationship began. To mark this milestone, I
have commissioned the production of 20 pieces that
reflect the past 3 years.
This year, chapters designed artwork to be used on
2 gallon jugs. All the chapter jugs will be sold via a
silent auction in the Courtyard Café at Red Wing
High School. The non-chapter jugs will represent
the RWCS, RWCS Foundation, KidsView and the
Young Collectors; the will be sold at live auctions at
the Annual Business Meeting, Banquet and official
RWCS Auction. I have one or two irons remaining
in the fire…we’ll just have to see what comes out!
Convention News & Notes
Early Bird Winner: Congratulations to
RWCS Member Carol Smith, who won
the 2012 Special Commemorative in the
Early Bird Drawing. Remember there are
still other opportunities to win a special:
• Volunteer drawing
• Annual Business Meeting attendance
• Set up a Display
• Silent auction in Commemorative Room
• Attend the Banquet
Gift Basket Auction: The RWCS
Chapters have been busy assembling
goody baskets that represent their states.
If you have a group of Red Wing friends
who want to make a basket, you can too!
These baskets will be silent auctioned
during Convention in the Courtyard
Café. Winners will be announced at the
Annual Business Meeting.
Volunteers: The RWCS Business Office
is in need of members to help set up on
Tuesday and Wednesday of Convention
Week. If you have a few hours to spare
to help hangs signs, set up tables and
get things ready for the opening of
Convention, contact the office today! Not
sure about your plans yet? Call Stacy on
the RWCS cell phone during Convention
Week at 651-388-4004.
RWCS Now on Verizon! The RWCS land
line (651-388-4004) is now a Verizon cell
phone. Members can text and send photos
to the RWCS office. Verizon customers
can call the number free when using
their Verizon phone. The 800-977-7927
number will forward to the cell phone.
RWCS Foundation Day & Pre-Reg
Pickup: The RWCS Foundation will host
this year’s food tent on Wednesday at the
Pottery Place Annex. The Pre-Registration
team will be there at the same time to
distribute badges and attendee packets,
and to answer your Convention questions.
Annual Crock Hunt: The 2012 Crock
Hunt has 13 sites throughout Red Wing
this year. The Crock Hunt has been
extended to Saturday, so turn in your
Glenn
Beall
Education
Manager
Convention 2012 will offer many new
and exciting education sessions for
attendees. First, Terry Moe and Larry
Roschen will present “Dinnerware
Mysteries & Reproductions”. The last
talk on reproductions was in 2004.
form at the Show & Sale. We will once
again have two prize levels: those that visit
more than half of the sites and those that
complete less than half. Entry forms will
be available for download on the RWCS
website, e-mailed to attendees and printed
in the supplement. The hunt officially
starts on Friday, July 6.
Annual Banquet – NEW LOCATION
& REDUCED PRICE: The RWCS
Convention Banquet will be held at
Provenzano’s Restaurant in the Pottery
Place Annex on Saturday night. This year’s
presenter will be the RWCS Foundation.
Dine with your fellow members and hear
about the future of the Red Wing Pottery
Museum. In addition to the new location,
tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids.
Facebook Submitter Needed: The
RWCS would like to find a member who
would be interested in blogging about
Convention Week on Facebook. If you are
interested, please contact Stacy Wegner
Other Convention Reminders:
• Badge Holders: Don’t forget to bring
your red badge holder to Convention. A
limited number of plastic badge holders
will be available. Please bring your old
plastic ones to Convention, too!
• RWCS Website: Visit the Convention
page to get the current schedule, Show
& Sale floor plan, education session
information, crock hunt form and more.
• Volunteers: Don’t forget to bring
your pin and your rocker for updating.
Interested in volunteering? Contact the
business office – no amount of your time
will be turned away.
• Membership Brochures/Newsletters:
Contact us if you need to replenish your
recruiting supplies.
• Convention First Timers: We have two
seminars for you to help you get the most
out of your Convention experience.
• There are a lot of other events and
activities going on around the city of Red
Wing during Convention Week. See page
15 for details.
Maple City Pottery will show us how the 2012
Commemorative was produced. The Foundation
is going to have a session on all the exciting
new developments and what is planned in the
coming years. Mark Cellotti will present “The
Potters and Pottery of New Ulm” and there will
be an extensive display of New Ulm pottery to
go along with his talk.
Catherine Beall will speak on how to use all the
new technology, social media and the internet
to help keep involved in Red Wing. A great
MidWinter speaker, Mike Wiseman, will return
to present “Privy Digging” and some of the
exciting things he has found. This will be Mike’s
first time speaking at Convention. Paul Boudin
Schedule of Convention Highlights
View the entire 2012 Convention Schedule online at www.redwingcollectors.org
Wednesday, July 11: Board of Directors Meeting – 7 a.m. to noon, RW High School
NEW RWCS Foundation Food Booth – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pottery Place Annex
NEW Red Wing Pottery Museum Tours – noon to 2 p.m., RW Pottery Museum
RWCS Foundation Wine & Cheese Fundraiser – 6 to 10 p.m., Pottery Place Annex
Thursday, July 12: Commemorative Room – 8 to 10 a.m., 1 to 4 p.m., RWHS
NEW Free Breakfast Honoring Charter Members – 8 a.m., RW High School Café
Young Collectors Program – 9:45 a.m. to noon, RW High School Café
Welcome Session/Keynote Presentation – 10:30 a.m. to noon, RW High School
NEW Balloon Release Honoring Departed Members – noon, Outside RWHS Café
NEW Celebrating our History: Lunch & Learn Session – noon, RWHS Café
KidsView Seminars and Auction – 1 to 3 p.m., RW High School
NEW Shared Interest Groups – 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., RW High School Café
Display Room open – 3 to 7 p.m., RW High School
Auction – 4:30 p.m., RW High School
Friday, July 13: Display Room open – 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., RW High School
NEW 35th Anniversary Time Capsule Burial – 8:30 a.m., North Star Monument
Commemorative Room open – 9 to 10:50 a.m., 1:30 to 3 p.m., RWHS
Young Collectors Program – 10 a.m. to noon, RW High School Café
Adult Educational Seminars – 10 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., RW High School
KidsView Seminars – 11 a.m. to 2:20 p.m., RW High School
NEW “Pig Pickin” Anniversary Luncheon – 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., RWHS Café
NEW 35th Anniversary Cake Cutting (Sponsors Hanish Bakery) – noon, RWHS Café
Annual Business Meeting – 3:15 p.m., RW High School
NEW 35th Anniversary CROCKFEST! – 5 to 9 p.m., Central Park
Saturday, July 14: Commemorative Room open – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., RWHS
Display Room open – 8 a.m. to noon, RW High School
Show & Sale – 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., RW High School Gym
NEW LOCATION Banquet – 5:30 p.m., Provenzano’s (Pottery Place Annex)
Hey there, Kidsview Fans!
A
re you getting excited for the RWCS 35th
Anniversary Celebration this summer?
This year at KidsView, we will be “JUG, JUG,
JUGGLING!” Like in previous years, we will
have the KidsView auction to acquire your
own piece of Red Wing, painting your own
dinnerware plate, and making your own piece
of stoneware. Since last year’s “Amazing Race”
was a hit, it will return this year for kids to
scavenge around the high school to find clues
and learn about Red Wing pottery and the
RWCS. Of course, we will also have new
surprises and activities, so we hope you are able
to join in on the fun! Be sure to pre-register so
we have enough supplies. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited to join, so bring kids, grandchildren,
or neighbors to spark excitement for collecting
and build another generation of collectors.
Again this year, we invite kids to share their
collections with participants to show how
they acquired their pieces. Please bring in a
Story by
KidsView Co-Chair, Aarika Floyd
storyboard, photos, or your favorite pieces to
share your wares! We encourage kids to even
bring photos of pieces they might want as a
“wish list” for their dream collection.
As a part of the program this year, we are
hoping to get feedback from parents and
kids as to what activities kids like and enjoy
during Convention. This survey is meant to
find out what kids enjoy during Kids View
activities and what we could change for future
Kids View sessions. In order to do this, we
will provide a survey available for completion
online; they will also be provided at the
Convention during the KidsView check-in
before our education sessions. Please complete
the survey with your child or KidsView
participant that you bring to Convention. To
take the survey online, please visit: http://
rwcskidsview.polldaddy.com/s/kidsviewconvention-survey.
Finally, we would like to thank the
and Connie Mathison will give a talk on some of their latest dump
finds. This is always a well-attended talk.
Rick Natynski will give a photo-packed discussion on Red Wing salt
glaze. Paul Wichert and Linda Krueger will present their popular
Red Wing Trivia 101 and 102 sessions, followed by “Dinnerware
Concentration” which is a really good time. Dennis Nygaard will
present “New Red Wing Dump Finds” and Steve Showers will also
share his new finds and information on the Red Wing dump. Get there
early for a seat at this one!
Hannes Kuehn, who worked as a mold maker at the Potteries, will
return as our keynote speaker this year. He has some great stories of
coming to America and finding work as a young man. Some new
sessions will be held in the Courtyard Café, including Shared Interest
membership for its
continued kindness
and support of all
KidsView and Young
Collectors activities.
We would like to ask
for any extra hands
to help with the kids
during our sessions,
and we’d ask for as
much or as little help
as you can provide. Another way to help is
by donating any pieces of Red Wing that are
no longer wanted and need a new home with
a new collector to cherish it. Without the
membership, these educational programs for
kids would not be possible.
If you want to volunteer, please contact
KidsView Co-Chairs Sue Jones Tagliapietra
at [email protected], Aarika Floyd
at [email protected], or RWCS
Executive Director Stacy Wegner. Thanks!
Sessions where you can talk to like-minded folks about your collecting
interests. Some of the sessions are “Snow Birds” and Saffron Ware.
These sessions are being offered to have a lightly structured area to
discuss similar collecting passions. You can wander between sessions
as you please. They will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, so bring
your photo books of favorite pieces to share. Of course art pottery,
dinnerware and stoneware will have tables.
For those heading to Red Wing early this year, RWCS Executive
Director Stacy Wegner has arranged for our new pottery demonstrator,
Richard Spiller, to have a hands-on class for members at the high
school on Tuesday. Come and try your hand at pottery! Contact the
business office to sign up. As always, check the RWCS website before
you head to Red Wing for additions and changes to the Education
lineup. See you soon!
www.redwingcollectors.org
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What’s New at Your Museum?
News from the RWCS Foundation
Story by RWCS Foundation President,
Dave Hallstrom
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The future home of your Museum: By acquiring the north end of the Pottery Place Annex building, the
RWCS Foundation will increase the square footage of the Red Wing Pottery Museum by approximately
10,000 sq. ft. This will provide ample space for the current collection and the contents of the Schleich
Red Wing Pottery Museum of Lincoln, Neb., which will be moved to Red Wing in the near future.
t’s my pleasure to share an update
regarding the purchase of Pottery Annex
Building. We’re hoping to have a closing
date soon! As most of you have heard by
now, both the Red Wing Area Seniors
and the Red Wing Collectors Society
Foundation have signed their purchase
agreements. Plans are well underway as far
as how we will move our existing museum
into its new location. Layouts, displays
and fundraising are in the beginning
stages and your thoughts and input are
very important to us. Please give us your
comments and ideas for your museum.
Do you have a special skill that you would
be willing to help us with? Do you have
any items that you would donate for
fundraising? If so, please send an e-mail
titled “Help with the Red Wing Pottery
Museum” to [email protected]
or call Dave Hallstrom, RWCS Foundation
President, at 612-718-0331.
Among all the festivities at this year’s
RWCS 35th Anniversary celebration, the
RWCS Foundation and Red Wing Pottery
Museum have many activities planned.
Watch your most recent 2012 Convention
Schedule for the current dates and times of
these events. Wednesday, July 11 is RWCS
Foundation Day. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
there will be an RWCS Foundation Food
Booth next to the Pottery Annex where
pre-registered Convention attendees can
pick up their badges. The Foundation
will sell hot dogs, chips, soda, water and
popcorn as a fundraiser for the Red Wing
Pottery Museum building fund. Make sure
to stop by and have a dog or two.
All smiles: The RWCS Foundation Board signed an agreement to purchase half of the Pottery Place
Annex just west of the Pottery Place Mall on April 10, 2012. The Board spent the past few years
searching for a suitable home to display the growing collection of Red Wing stoneware, pottery and
memorabilia. (Pictured left to right is Diane Hallstrom, Attorney Chuck Richardson (background),
Larry Peterson (foreground) and Dave Hallstrom.
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The Foundation has also consigned 150
lots to the Wednesday morning Houghton
Auction at The Bluffs in Hager City,
Wis. These items were donated to the
Foundation for the sole purpose to be
auctioned off with the proceeds going
towards our building fund.
The Red Wing Pottery District is reborn……
The Red Wing Collectors Society
Foundation invites you to join in
celebration of the world class
museum devoted to the
preservation of the
pottery made in
Red Wing,
Minn.
From mini to monster: The 1 pint mini jug with Union Stoneware oval
and 2-inch Minnesota Stoneware Co. Albany slip Lunch Hour flower pot
with branches pictured above are both currently on loan to the RWCS
Foundation Red Wing Pottery Museum. The 2 gallon through 50 gallon set
of Ski oval crocks pictured below was recently donated to the Museum!
Guided tours will be available from noon to 2 p.m. in our
current Red Wing Pottery Museum on the second floor of
the Pottery Place Mall. Stop in and enjoy an interesting tour
to see the many new items that are on display this year.
For the final finale of Wednesday evening, we will have our
annual “Wine-ing for Red Wing” fundraiser. This will be in
the large white tent by the Pottery Annex Building where
there will be lots of live music, wine, cheese and laughter.
Please bring your checkbook, as there will be a silent and
live auction that evening with all the proceeds going to the
Red Wing Pottery Museum building fund.
Thank you all for your continued support in creating your
world class Red Wing Pottery Museum. We can’t wait to see
you all in July. Have a safe trip!
“Wine-ing for
Red Wing”
July 11, 2012
6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Featuring:
• Wine and cheese from across America
• Live music provided by Karl Burke
• Live auction and silent auction to
benefit the Foundation
An evening celebrating a milestone with friends, wine and fun.
Location:
The Pottery Place Annex Building in the historic pottery
district of Red Wing, Minn.
All donations are tax deductible.
www.redwingcollectors.org
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he information presented here has been gleaned from vintage
Red Wing brochures, catalogs, price lists and internal documents
as well as trade journals and magazines. In this discussion, a “pattern”
is a dinnerware set in a particular shape with a unique handpainted
design or color scheme. A “line” is a group of patterns that share the
same shapes but have different handpainted designs or colors. Some
of the introduction and exit dates presented have not been verified
because of gaps in available documentation. When uncertain, an estimated
date is provided. The end point of a pattern can be difficult to ascertain. In
the 1940s and 1950s a discontinued pattern no longer appeared on price
lists; in the 1960s patterns that were no longer in production remained on
price lists as “limited stock” with only a few pieces listed. Here a pattern
is considered to be discontinued when a full range of items was no longer
available and orders were limited to remaining stock.
Each pattern has been assigned an Availability rating and a Collector
Interest rating as described below. Availability represents an average for
the pattern in question, however the scarcity of certain pieces within the
pattern may differ. Collector Interest refers to the pattern in general, but
there may be specific pieces in any pattern that are of greater interest to
specialty collectors (teapots, pitchers, salt & peppers, etc). Please keep in
mind these ratings are the authors’ observations; your experience may vary.
Availability
1 – Rare
2 – Very scarce
3 – Hard to find
4 – Average
5 – Readily available
Collector Interest
1 – Highly sought, demand exceeds supply
2 – Primarily of interest to specialty collectors
3 – Above average
4 – Average
5 – Below average
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he Futura line included 10 patterns. Unlike previous lines, pieces were not added to or deleted from the Futura line over the course
of time. Exceptions to this were the trivets made for the seven Futura patterns in production in 1958 and several non-Futura pieces
decorated with Tampico artwork. Futura plates and bowls were nearly round but had a slight oval shape. Handles on the covers were elongated
and had an easy-to-grasp bend; Red Wing touted them as “sure-grip”.
By the mid- to late-1950s makers of American hand-painted dinnerware faced stiff competition from Asia, primarily Japan, where labor costs
were lower. Red Wing Potteries rapidly introduced new patterns in hopes of finding another big success like Bob White. Patterns that did not
sell were promptly dropped and replaced by new ones. Because of this marketing strategy, several Futura patterns are not easily found today.
The same holds true for some patterns in later lines as well.
Above: Tampico plates Below: (left to right) 1 qt. pitcher, 2 qt.
pitcher, covered butter and top of cake stand
Tampico Availability: 5 Interest: 3 Years: 1956-1967
Tampico was promoted as having a “South of the Border”
look, able to make every meal a fiesta. The artwork featured
hanging melons in pink, green and yellow, a hanging wine jug
and brown leaves set against a beige fleck background. More
brush strokes were required for Tampico than any other Red
Wing dinnerware pattern. At some point at least one Asian
company copied the Tampico design. While the shapes of the
items made in Asia are not from Futura or any other Red Wing
line, there is no doubt the artwork is a direct copy of Tampico.
Tampico was the best selling pattern in the Futura line and as
was done for Bob White, several special pieces not available
in the other patterns were made over the years. These pieces
include a tumbler (drinking glass), cake stand, beverage mug
(Village Green shape), 5-section nut bowl, coffee cup (Town
& Country shape), and water cooler with stand. Like Bob
White, two versions of the cooler stand were made (the large
warmer from the Village Green line and what appeared to be
a large bowl with upside down artwork). Also produced was a
Village Green-shaped 10 cup pitcher with Tampico artwork;
this pitcher was supposedly made as a premium for one of the
savings stamp companies of the day.
Right: Two sides of a Tampico tumbler
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Above: Tampico water
cooler with stand
Below: nut bowl
Random Harvest Availability: 5 Interest: 5 Years:1956-1967
Random Harvest was the second best seller in the Futura line, and along with Tampico,
the only other Futura pattern to continue in production until the company closed in
1967. The Random Harvest design had leaves in various shapes and sizes in several
shades of brown and green along with small turquoise and pink flowers on a beige
fleck background. The brochure stated the design was intended to depict “the colorrich beauty of the harvest season”. While Random Harvest sold steadily for many Above: Random Harvest sugar &
creamer Left: Dinner plate
years, no special pieces were made as had been done for Bob White and Tampico.
Crazy Rhythm Availability: 3 Interest: 4 Years: 1956-1963 or 1964 (Place settings only 1965
According to the brochure, Crazy Rhythm was “a subtle abstract design traced in rich browns,
dotted in mustard-gold, on a beige fleck background”. The abstract design resembled an
electric circuit and had a cool, hip look. Red Wing intended Crazy Rhythm to appeal to the
mod crowd as the brochure stated beige was “the basic color of Moderns” and the pattern was
“in perfect accord with the varying moods of Moderns”. Despite being produced for a number
of years, Crazy Rhythm is not particularly easy to find today. Left: Crazy Rhythm plate Right: gravy
Golden Viking
Availability: 3
Interest: 4
Years: 1956-1957
The brochure described Golden Viking as an all-over leaf pattern in “stunning
shades of mustard-gold with soft brown”. The repeating leaf pattern was set
on a beige fleck background. The brochure also referred to Golden Viking as
a “contemporary Danish design”. Golden Viking was produced for only a brief
period and is quite difficult to find today. Left: Golden Viking dinner plate
Northern Lights
Availability: 3
Interest: 4
Years: 1956-1957
The Northern Lights pattern was identical to Golden Viking except for the colors,
which were described as “soft, silver gray with hazy hints of turquoise, dusted
with a gray fleck overglaze”. These colors gave Northern Lights a more subdued Above: Northern Lights (left) and Golden
look than Golden Viking, but it too was produced for only a brief period and is Viking tea pots and salt & pepper shakers
not easy to find today. Left: Northern Lights dinner plate
Lupine
Availability: 2
Interest: 5
Years: 1957-1958
Lupine featured yellow Lupine flowers and gray leaves on a white background. “As inviting as
a cool mountain brook on a summer day” according to the brochure, it was an odd statement
since there were no mountains or brook to be found in the design. Lupine was another shortlived pattern that was quickly replaced by others. Left: Lupine dinner plate Right: Divided vegetable dish
Colonnes
Availability: 2
Interest: 3
Years: 1957
The Colonnes design was described as “classic columns and demure flowers combine in tones of blue,
subtle greens and accents of black” on a white background. Apparently Greek columns did not appeal
to homemakers in 1957 as the pattern was quickly dropped. Today Colonnes is the most difficult to
find of the Futura patterns. Left: Colonnes dinner plate Right: Beverage server
Montmartre
Availability: 3
Interest: 3
Years: 1957-1958
Montmartre featured an organ grinder and his monkey in an outdoor setting with a lamp post, tree
and building. The brochure referred to the “sidewalks of Parée” and described the design as “lighthearted romance captured in gay colors of melon, warm brown and bright mustard” on a white
background. Montmartre did not sell as well as Red Wing may have wished, but today the design
appeals to collectors who seek something a bit whimsical and out of the ordinary.
Left: Montmartre dinner plate Right: Cup & saucer
Frontenac
Availability: 3
Interest: 5
Years: 1958-1959
Abstract flourishes of light blue and beige on a white background were found on the Frontenac
pattern. The effect was quiet and subdued, and failed to generate much excitement with
consumers in the late 1950s or with today’s collectors. Apparently the brochure writers at Red
Wing were not excited either as the Frontenac brochure included no flowery statements about
the pattern, only a photo and price list. An ad in the December 1957 issue of China, Glass and Tablewares trade journal
for new 1958 patterns listed the name of this pattern as “Polonaise”. Left: Frontenac dinner plate Right: Casserole
Red Wing Rose
Availability: 3
Interest: 5
Years: 1958-1960 (Place settings only 1961-1962)
Larger pieces in the Red Wing Rose pattern had a large pink rose on a vine or branch, along with
pink rose buds and leaves in several shades of brown. Smaller pieces had a single large rose with
vine and leaves. The colors were very light, with a pastel appearance. Some plates, supposedly
made early in production, had a gray rose that resembled a pencil drawing on the right side of
the plate. As with Frontenac, the brochure had only a photo and price list, no description of the
pattern. An ad in the December 1957 issue of China, Glass and Tablewares trade journal for new 1958 patterns listed
the name of this pattern as “Roseaire”. Left: Red Wing Rose dinner plate Right: Tidbit with shadow leaf
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Ladner Jug Survives
12,000-mile Journey
Story by RWCS Newsletter Editor Rick Natynski
O
ne night in April of 2009, RWCS Member David Larrick was
sifting through the website that Red Wing dealer Bill Prock had
recently launched when his jaw dropped. Bill had several items listed
for sale, but it was a pristine Red Wing 1 gallon brown top jug with
Ladner Brothers advertising that made David’s mouth water.
“Man, that thing was pretty,” David says. “I’m pretty selective when it
comes to condition, and that jug was virtually perfect. The stamp was
nice and dark and the glaze was incredible.”
David showed the jug it to his fiancée, Jeanette, who encouraged him
to buy it. But as much as he wanted it, he reluctantly decided to pass.
The time wasn’t right. It was priced at more than $1,000 and they
were getting married that June.
Later the next day, David went back to Bill’s website to give the jug
another look, only to find that it had been sold. It wasn’t meant to be.
Or so he thought. A few weeks later, David was at dinner with
Jeanette when he noticed that she was really quiet.
“I have something I need to tell you,” she said, somberly. David’s
mind began to race. The wedding was only a month away. Did
she have doubts? They had been together for years. What could be
bothering her this much?
“I bought that Red Wing advertising jug for you,” she said. Suddenly
the pit in David’s stomach was replaced by a feeling of euphoria. He
never doubted that he was with the right woman, but this confirmed
it. But why did she still look sad?
“But it got lost in the mail and Bill didn’t have it insured,” she
continued. “I’ve been on the phone with Bill and the post office for
the past week. I feel terrible.”
David assured her that he would take over the hunt and it would turn
out OK. The next day he called Bill, who offered a full refund or an
identical jug he happened to have in stock that wasn’t quite as nice.
“It was great that Bill wanted to make it right, but I felt bad for him,
too,” David admitted. “Even though it wasn’t the one I wanted, I took
the replacement jug and started calling the post office.”
Unfortunately calls to the local Postmaster got him nowhere quickly.
Although Bill had shipped the jug uninsured via Parcel Post, the
package did have Delivery Confirmation so they were able to
track it to Philadelphia – about 3 hours south of David’s home in
Bloomsburg, Penn. But there all traces of the jug had vanished.
David thought perhaps an unscrupulous postal employee opened the
package, saw the value of the jug on the receipt and decided to keep it.
Normally this is where the story would end, and the less-than-perfect
Ladner jug on David’s mantle would serve as a painful reminder of the
one that got away. But a little website called eBay had other ideas.
On Tuesday, Dec. 7, about 2½ years after giving up on it, David’s eyes
nearly popped out of his head while perusing eBay. There staring back
at him was the jug.
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He never gave up: David
Larrick poses with his
hardest-fought piece.
“It was listed by a person in Allentown, Penn., so I had no doubt this
was the one,” David recalls. “Good Red Wing never shows up out
here. Plus, Bill still had photos of the jug on the ‘Sold’ section of his
website and the same details matched on both jugs – like most of the
first ‘e’ missing in the word ‘Street’.”
David knew he had little time to act, as the auction was scheduled
to end the following Monday morning. He considered contacting
the seller, but worried the person would pull the auction and the jug
would disappear once again. He even gave thought to bidding on the
jug, but he didn’t want to get stuck in a bidding war over a piece that
was supposed to be his in the first place. Ultimately he decided to
contact the police, but he knew that if he couldn’t get help by Friday,
it would probably slip through his fingers once again.
Thus began a stressful week for David, in which he made several
phone calls to various state and local police departments, each time
spending a half hour trying to describe to a non-collector what a
Red Wing advertising jug was, why it was worth so much and why
he believed it was his. Although he had the photos as evidence and
receipts as proof that he bought the piece back in 2009, he was
running into one major roadblock.
“The problem was, the 2-year statute of limitations had expired and
no one really wanted to help me,” David explains. “Everyone was
passing the buck to someone else. By the time Friday morning came,
I had one last chance – the Allentown Police Department’s Internet
Crimes division. I got a guy on the phone and started explaining the
situation that I had already explained several times that week. But this
time when I said I lived in Bloomsburg, the officer interrupted me,
saying that he graduated from Bloomsburg University a few years ago
and loved it there. Then I knew I had a chance to talk him up, create a
bond and hopefully convince him I was somebody worth helping.”
Although the statute of limitations had expired, the officer said he’d
look into it. David hoped he’d hear back before the end of the day,
but set his expectations low. So imagine his surprise when the officer
called back 2 hours later and said “Hey, David – I’ve got your jug here.”
Shocked and ecstatic at the same time, David listened to the officer
tell him that jug had been listed on eBay by an antique dealer who
had a shop only a few blocks from the police station. The officer
wasn’t comfortable shipping it and said he was leaving early that
afternoon. Instantly confronted by fears that something would happen
to his long-sought treasure while in police custody, he got in his car.
“I had come way too far to have something bad happen, like a
cleaning person knock the jug off the guy’s desk over the weekend,”
David says. “I had to get down there before he left for the day, or
else I’d be uptight for the whole weekend, worrying about the jug.
So I cleared my work schedule, and there I was, flying down the 476
Turnpike at 12:30 on Friday afternoon, trying to shorten the 2-hour
drive to Allentown and get there before the guy left.”
David arrived with minutes to spare, and when he walked into the
police department, he noticed that a lot of people were staring at him.
“I felt like I was walking into a small-town bar where the music stops
and all the ‘townies’ stop and look at you when you walk in,” he
laughs. “Obviously the officer told his co-workers about this crazy guy
who paid $1,000+ for an old jug. They looked at me like I was nuts.”
The only thing more surprising than the jug still being in absolutely
mint condition was the story that came with it. The officer proceeded
to tell David how the antique dealer got the jug in the first place.
“So apparently this dealer met a guy in New York back in the
early 1970s who shared his interest in collecting pins and other
memorabilia from the Olympics,” David explains. “They became
lifelong friends, but about a year and half ago, the guy from New York
packed up all his belongings and moved back to his native home of
Tel-Aviv, Israel. Well, last summer the antique dealer got a call from
the guy’s son, saying his friend had passed away. Since the son knew
of their friendship and trusted the guy in Allentown, he shipped
him all of his father’s porcelain collectibles, figurines and Olympic
memorabilia to sell in the U.S. Most of the fragile items in those
boxes broke, but the one piece that didn’t was my Ladner Brothers
advertising jug. How this guy came into possession of the jug before
moving back to Israel, I’ll never know. But when the officer visited the
antique shop in Allentown, the dealer said he had no problems ending
the eBay auction and handing over the jug.”
So that’s how a Red Wing advertising jug survived the trip from
Bill Prock’s shop in Earl, Wis. to Philadelphia, New York and
then overseas to Tel-Aviv and back to it’s original destination of
Bloomsburg, Penn. – a journey of more than 12,000 miles.
The fun thing about this story is that David didn’t breathe a word to
his wife about the jug being on eBay until the situation was over.
“Jeanette would have gotten so stressed about it and I didn’t want
her to go through that again,” he says. “The whole week that I was
working with the police and worrying about it, she had no idea it
was happening. She was obviously pretty surprised when she came
downstairs one day and there it was, sitting on the kitchen island.”
The Larricks weren’t the only ones who befitted from David’s
perseverance. Bill got his replacement jug back and learned a valuable
lesson: always have high-value packages insured.
Story by Chris Natynski
M
any of you know my brother,
Rick, and father, Rich –
they’ve been collecting Red
Wing for more than 10
years and Rick has
been the newsletter
editor since 2006.
While they enjoy going
to auctions and antique
shows to buy yesteryear’s
cooking ware for displaying, I
The
prefer to go to my local WilliamsSonoma or Bed Bath & Beyond to get
Bean
the latest cooking gear. That being said,
Pot
there is nothing in the latest technology that
beats a Red Wing bean pot when making homemade baked beans.
STONEWARE
AT
WORK
The process is tedious and will take most of the day. You also need to
soak the beans the night before cooking them. But, it puts beans in
a can to shame. Plus, it’s a great side to add to the ribs you’ve been
smoking all day on the grill.
Below is the recipe that I use with some tweaking. Instead of
chopping the onion, I slice it into rings and alternate layers of the salt
pork with the beans and onions. After tasting these beans from the
bean pot that has been in your display case, you might decide to look
into using that butter churn in the corner of your living room for its
intended purpose!
Chris Natynski practices law in Madison, Wis. He’s 29, single and looking for that special girl to
spend his life with. He will be quite upset with his brother when he sees this line has been added.
Red Wing Baked Beans
Ingredients:
• 1 pound dried navy beans, pea
beans, or yellow eye
• ½ cup chopped onion (or sliced
into rings)
• ½ cup molasses
• ½ teaspoon dry mustard
• ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ pound lean salt pork, diced
Preparation:
Rinse beans and pick over. Place in a large bowl; add water to more than cover
(beans will expand). Let beans stand overnight. Drain beans. Combine beans
and onion in a large saucepan; add water to cover and heat to boiling. Cover
and simmer for about 45 minutes, or until skins begin to burst when you
scoop a few out in a spoon and blow on them. Drain liquid into a small bowl
and reserve for sauce and for cooking.
Measure 1 cup of the bean liquid into a bowl; add molasses, mustard, brown
sugar and salt; stir well. In a 2-quart bean pot, layer half of the salt pork and
all of the beans (or alternate layers of beans/onion mix with salt pork). Pour
molasses mixture over beans; add just enough additional reserved bean liquid
to cover beans. Top with remaining salt pork, pressing pieces down into the
liquid. Keep extra reserved liquid refrigerated for use during baking.
Bake, covered, at 300° for 4 hours, checking occasionally. If beans seem too
dry, add more reserved liquid. Uncover and bake for about 1 hour longer, or
until baked beans are tender. This recipe serves 6 to 8 people.
Do you use your stoneware for its intended purpose? Contact the RWCS
Newsletter Editor Rick Natynski to share your story!
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ANTIQUES
1811 Old West Main Street • Red Wing, MN 55066
651-388-3331 (shop) • 612-719-6113 (cell)
Open:
Thursday through Sunday
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through December
Convention Hours:
July 6 thru July 15
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Visit Larry’s Annex next door, where Larry and
additional dealers will be set up during Convention Week!
COME SEE OUR LARGEST INVENTORY EVER!
Also visit my booth at Countryside Antique Mall: 31752 65th Ave. Cannon Falls, MN 507-263-0352
Mark your calendars! We’ll be at the Stoneware & Antique Sale in downtown Walnut, IA on Sept. 14-16.
Red Wing Stoneware & Art Pottery
AUCTIONS
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 – 3:00 p.m.
The Bluffs Bar & Grill
(Just across the bridge from Red Wing)
N1833 785th St., Hager City, WI
ASSORTMENT OF STONEWARE, ART POTTERY & DINNERWARE...2, 3, & 6 GAL SALT
GLAZE CROCKS, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8 GAL SALT GLAZE CHURNS, CHURN
LIDS, 2 THRU 6 GAL SALT GLAZE BEEHIVE JUGS, 5” - 11” SPONGE
PANEL BOWLS, SET OF BIRCH BARK, BLUE ASH RECEIVERS,
HAMM’S BEAR BANK, MINNESOTA TWINS HOME PLATE, BROWN
BULLDOG, SMALL, MEDIUM, & LARGE BROWN PIGS, BROWN
MONKEY JUG, DOUBLE FACE MATCH HOLDER, RAM, MINI SPITTOON, MINI ALBANY SLIP SEWER PIPE WITH COVER, MINI CHICKEN ON NEST, MN/MICH WHO WILL WIN &
MN STATE FAIR MINI JUGS, SQUAW PEE
MINI JUG PAPER LABEL, BOB WHITE WATER COOLER w/LID, BOB WHITE COOLER
BASE, BOB WHITE TRIVET, TAMPICO WATER COOLER w/LID, TAMPICO COOLER
BASE, TAMPICO COFFEE MUG, ROUND
UP CRUETS, PAIR OF ROUND UP COFFEE
MUGS ROUND UP WATER COOLER w/LID,
ROUND UP WARMER BASE, PLUS MUCH
MORE DINNERWARE & ART POTTERY. SEE
WEBSITE FOR PHOTOS. CATALOGS $5.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 – 10:00 a.m.
The Bluffs Bar & Grill, N1833 785th St., Hager City, WI
ASSORTMENT OF STONEWARE, ART
POTTERY, DINNERWARE & COMMEMORATIVES…2, 3, 4 & 5 GAL SALT GLAZE
CROCKS, 3 GAL LAZY 8 CHURN, 5 GAL
SALT GLAZE THRESHER JUG, LAZY 8
TARGET, SPONGEBAND - COOKIE JAR,
SALT SHAKER, CUSTARD CUP, BAILED BUTTER JAR, 1 GAL, 1/2
GAL 1 QT MASON JARS, MINNESOTA WIDE MOUTH, 3, 4 & 5 GAL
BEEHIVE JUGS, 4 & 5 GAL LAZY 8 TARGET JUGS, 3 & 5 GAL RIB
CAGE JUG, 4 GAL WATER COOLER w/LID, COOKIE JARS, 1977 2009 RWCS COMMEMORATIVES TO BE SOLD INDIVIDUALLY, ASSORTMENT OF DINNERWARE PATTERNS SUCH AS PINK SPICE,
SMART SET, GOLDEN VIKING, LUTE SONG, BLUE SHADOWS,
LOTUS, NORMANDY APPLE,
RANDOM HARVEST, DAMASK, CAPISTRANO, TOWN
& COUNTRY, REED, CHEVRON, SPRUCE PLUS OTHER
PATTERNS, ASSORTMENT
OF ART POTTERY , PLUS
MORE. CATALOGS
AVAILABLE AT $5 EACH. SEE
WEBSITE FOR PHOTOS.
NOTE: ITEMS 251 - 400 IN
THE CATALOG ARE BEING
SOLD FOR THE RWCS
FOUNDATION.
HOUGHTON’S AUCTION SERVICE • 1967 LAUNA AVE. RED WING, MN 55066
651-388-5870 • www.houghtonauctions.com
stoneware sale
G a il Peck’s
Consisting of Red Wing, Blue/White
and miscellaneous stoneware in addition to
Red Wing memorabilia
Super 8 Motel - Red Wing, MN
Conference Room, Pool Entrance
Wednesday, July 11, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, July 12, 8 a.m. to noon
A D R AT E S
CLASSIFIEDS
Classified ads are 20¢ per word; $4 minimum
charge and are accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis. In addition to appearing in
the newsletter, classifieds and display ads are
posted on the RWCS website.
RED WING FOR SALE
RED WING & ANTIQUE SALE...Tom &
Nancy’s, 533 Frenn Ave, Red Wing. Monday, July 9
thru Saturday, July 14. One block off Pioneer Road
near Tech College. Watch for signs.
Ads are divided into the following sections:
Red Wing For Sale, Red Wing Wanted, Other
Pottery For Sale, Other Pottery Wanted,
Events, Auctions, Clubs & Publications and
Websites, Announcements and Services. You
will not be charged for these words, but please
indicate which section your ad should be placed
in. If ad is to run in more than one issue,
please indicate at time of placement. (Note: the
small number at the end of an ad tells when
the ad expires, e.g., 4/12. Ads without dates are
one-time ads.) Please type or print clearly and
proofread before submission.
DOWNSIZING: Must sell all my Red Wing
Commemoratives. I have the complete set from
1977-2011. They are in MINT condition and have
never been displayed. Most have boxes. I will only
sell them as a set. This is your chance to be one of
only 250 collectors to have the complete set. Priced
at $9,910. I will include FREE of CHARGE: 2007
30th Anniversary Tile; two 1984 birch souvenir
crocks; two 2002 pins; two 1985 souvenir jugs;
two 1986 Red Wing collector calendars; all RWCS
Newsletters from 1978 to 2011; Clay Giants I and II;
assorted books about Red Wing Stoneware and Red
Wing Collectibles – all included FREE. Contact
Ann or Tom at [email protected] or
651-484-2959.
DISPLAY ADS
Display Ad Size
Full page 1/2 page (horizontal or vertical)
1/4 page 1/8 page
1x $425 225 125 85 6x
385
205
115
70
Display Ad Dimensions
Full Page 1/2 page (horizontal or vertical)
1/4 page 1/8 page 7 1⁄2 x 10
7 1⁄2 x 4 7⁄8
3 5⁄8 x 4 7⁄8
3 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄4
Display ads are accepted on a first-come, firstserved basis. The publisher reserves the right to
refuse ads for any reason.
Ads must be supplied electronically as an EPS
or PDF file for PC. If you are unsure about
acceptability, inquire with the editor. There
is an additional 10 percent fee for design and
makeup if needed ($10 minimum).
DEADLINES
Issue February April June August October December Ads
Editorial Mail Date
Jan. 10
Jan. 1
Feb. 15
March 10 March 1 April 15
May 10
May 1
June 15
July 25
July 15
Aug. 31
Sept. 10 Sept. 1 Oct. 15
Nov. 10 Nov. 1 Dec. 15
EDITOR ADDRESS
Make checks payable to RWCS and mail with ads:
Rick Natynski
PO Box 198
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Can also submit ads by e-mail: send to
[email protected] and send checks
separately. Or, call Rick at 414-416-wing (9464).
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All 17 Commemoratives from 1991-2007, plus all
RWCS Newsletters from same years for only $745.
Mint condition, no boxes. Contact Linda at
[email protected] or 651-455-6862.
All 25 Commemoratives from 1981-2005. Many
RWCS Newsletters dating back to early 1980s. Anniversary brochures and many Convention ribbons.
$2150 or good offer takes it all. Call 928-232-0269
or e-mail [email protected].
85 pieces of Orleans dinnerware, 73 with no chips,
cracks or flakes, $800. Contact John at
651-380-8587 or [email protected].
Set of Bob White pattern coffee urn with lid, spigot
and candle warming stand; 15” coffee serving carafe
with cork ceramic stopper; and matching sugar bowl
with lid and creamer. All in excellent condition
except the creamer, which has a small chip and crack
in the spout. Offered as a set for US $450.00 FOB
Vancouver BC Canada. Payment by PayPal or bank
draft. Photos emailed on request. Reply via e-mail to
[email protected].
RED WING WANTED
Wanted: Need a brown lid, without damage, for
a “Happy the Children” flecked cookie jar. Mine
broke 44 years after buying it from the Pottery Salesroom. I’m very sad! Please contact the newsletter
editor at [email protected] or
414-416-9464 or and he’ll contact me.
Wanted: Red Wing Pitchers: Green Iris pitcher,
White Cherry Band pitcher & Brown & White
Dutch Boy & Girl pitcher. Call 716-216-4194.
Wanted: The 2 gal wing crock with bail handles
that I owned many years ago. Large chip on
back rim. Contact Tracy at 319-653-6607 or
[email protected]. 6/12
Wanted for Wolverine (Mich) Chapter: Photos of 5
lb butter jar with advertising reading “Carroll Dairy
& Stock Farms Trout Creek, Mich.” Contact Char
at 989-832-2527 or [email protected].
Wanted: Any stoneware (Red Wing or other)
crockery imprinted with “The Fowler Company,
Waterloo, Iowa” advertising as seen on page 114
of Red Wing Collectibles. Contact Nick at
[email protected] or 207-799-6462.
Wanted: Advertising crocks, jugs and churns –
especially pieces with a decoration & ad. Contact
Scott at [email protected] or 402-331-4749.
Wanted: #675, #687 & M3006 Chromoline pcs.
in blue/green. Contact Rick at 414-416-9464 or
[email protected].
RECENT PASSINGS
Former Red Wing
Potteries painter Dorothy
Kohn passed away
on April 3 at age 87.
She is survived by her
husband, Vernon, of
Red Wing; five sons; 16
grandchildren and 17
great-grandchildren.
Kohn
Another former Red
Wing Potteries employee, Donald Nelson, died
on May 13 at age 97. He worked at the Potteries
for many years before eventually retiring from the
University of Wisconsin – River Falls in 1982.
In addition, the daughter of Red Wing grocery
store owner and Red Wing Potteries investor
August Becker died on May 11. Alberta D.
Kleinhenz Burrows, age 94, passed peacefully at
home in Sumner, Wash.
Our condolences go out to the friends and
families of these three individuals who played a
part in the Red Wing Potteries’ history.
Time to sell your collection?
Want to help the new museum?
For all stoneware & pottery
auctions consigned with us in 2012,
we’re donating 30 percent of our
commission to the RWCS Foundation
to use towards the new museum space!
Call Auctioneer and fellow RWCS
Member Mark Tlusty to discuss selling
your collection!
641-749-2200 or 641-512-5426
www.TlustyAuctioneering.com
RECENT FINDS & DEALS
Did you find a rare piece or a great deal worth sharing? Briefly describe the item, where it was sold, date purchased, venue (store,
auction, etc.) and price paid. Send to editor Rick Natynski on a post card, e-mail [email protected], or enclose
in an envelope if you’d like to include a photo for publication. Multiple submissions result in multiple entries in the Newsletter Special
Commemorative Lottery at the 2012 Convention. All newsletter submissions received between July 2011 and June of 2012 are eligible
whether published or not. Please keep submittals with purchase dates within six months of the newsletter issue.
ITEM
Small yellow RW Rooster Casserole, mint
RW Greyline Bowl, crack
2 gal RW Milwaukee, adv. crock, MINT!
½ gal RW shoulder jug with small wing, mint
LOCATION
DATE
VENUE
Cambridge, MN 8/11
Antique fair
$9.00
Flint, MI
12/11
Salvation Army
$4.00
Phoenix, AZ
1/12
Antique mall
$75.00
1/12
Antique mall
$34.00
Topeka, KS ½ gal RWSC bottom-marked fancy jug w/McPike/Fox, Atchison KS adv., 2 small drilled holes
1/12
7” sponge cap bowl w/Sun Prairie, Wis. adv.,
glaze lines
1/12
Friend’s estate
RW Bottom-signed Brushware syrup dispenser Des Moines, IA
with 1 gal bottle of 1940s Dr. Pepper syrup, mint
2/12
MidWinter
$330.00
6 gal, single P salt-glaze crock, mint 4/12
Private sale
$325.00
Lake Mills, WI
MI Upper Penn.
eBay PRICE
$155.00
Free!
Large RW blue sponge pitcher, small chips
Sandy, UT
4/12
Antique shop
8 gal RW SG double leaf crock, MINT!
Goshen, IN
4/12
Auction
$325.00
Box Elder, SD
5/12
Auction
$47.50
RW 6 oz. Greyline custard, mint!
$90.00
Convention Week Events in Red Wing
Wis. Pottery Sale & Exhibit
July 6-8 – Treasure Island Pow Wow
This event features dancers and drummers from the U.S. and Canada and
a wide array of Indian arts, handmade crafts, jewelry and traditional Native
American Food. Admission is free and open to all ages. Call 800-554-5473.
July 9 & July 13 – Red Wing Shoe Factory Tours
This is your opportunity to see how Red Wing’s famous shoes are made. Call
the Visitor & Convention Bureau at 800-498-3444 for more details.
July 11 – Concert In The Park
The Red Wing Arts Association will host the Sawtooth Bluegrass Band in
Red Wing’s Central Park at 7 p.m.
July 12-14 – “9 to 5: The Musical” at the Sheldon Theater
“9 to 5: The Musical” is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the
Rolodex era that tells the story of three unlikely friends who conspire to take
control of their company. Outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little
romantic, the musical is about teaming up and taking care of business.
July 13-14 – Live Music at at Jimmy’s Pub at the St. James Hotel
Dan Mahar Live will perform from 8 to 10:30 p.m.
July 14 – Farmers’ Market
Music, food and fun from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Red Wing Depot on Levee St.
July 15 – Garden Tour
The tour will feature five beautiful gardens, Fairview Garden and a container
garden show. Each site will have a master gardener, live music and artists
creating garden-inspired art work.
Visit www.redwing.org to learn more about these events.
he Wisconsin Pottery Association will hold its 17th
annual Pottery Show & Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison,
Wis. About 50 dealers from across the nation will participate,
as well as noted studio potters. Styles represented will include
Art Deco & Streamline, Arts & Crafts, Mid-Century modern
and Art Nouveau, from companies such as Fulper, Rookwood,
McCoy, Roseville, Weller, Cowan, Red Wing and many more.
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This year’s exhibit theme is Wisconsin Stoneware 1850-1900,
where visitors will see a wide selection of salt glaze Wisconsin
Stoneware including; Bachelder (Menasha), Gunther (Sheboygan), Whitewater, Mineral Point, Portage City and several
Milwaukee potters like Hermann, Maxfield and Baker.
For a map, visit the WPA website at wisconsinpottery.org.
Admission is $6; parking is $6 or free with a parking coupon
downloaded from the WPA website or any official WPA ad or
display card. The coupon or ad must be presented to the parking attendant at the Alliant Energy Center for free parking.
While in Madison, check out the Ceramic Arts Studio (CAS)
Collectors Convention, which will follow the Show & Sale at
the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel. Convention registration,
which is $60/person, includes all evening activities, plus the
Commemorative. Forms and additional information are available on the club’s website, www.cascollectors.com.
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Badger Chapter
The Badger Chapter met at the
Tagliapietra home in Madison,
Wis. on March 24, where officers
were elected and members voted
to pursue charter status at the
July Annual Business Meeting.
Meetings during Convention
Many Chapter meetings are
scheduled for 1 p.m., Thursday,
July 12 in the RW High School
J200 rooms. Others, like the
Gopher Chapter, will meet at
CROCKFEST! in Central Park
at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 13.
See the RWCS website and read
below for more meeting times.
Convention Auction Preview
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toneware and pottery are in the air, as
another RWCS Convention is almost upon
us. Memories of last year’s wonderful event still
linger in our minds and we set our wondering
imaginations to what will be in store this year.
The Thursday RWCS Auction is coming
together with a nice variety of offerings. This
year’s event is shaping up to have about the
same number of lots as last year. As always,
there are some really incredible pieces in the
lineup, including TWO signed 30 gallon salt
glaze butterfly crocks. Yes, two! The photos
shown here are a few of the items that have
been submitted. This may be your year to add
that special piece of art pottery, dinnerware, or
stoneware to your collection. And, what better
place to do it than at the RWCS Thursday
Auction!? I hope everyone remembers that this is
your Auction. Every piece is from a member or
a chapter, and by attending and bidding, you are
directly showing your support for fellow RWCS
members.
The Auction Check-in is from noon to 3
p.m. on Wednesday, July 11 and 8 to 11 a.m.
on Thursday, July 12. The earlier you can be
there to submit your piece, the better. Auction
viewing will run from 12:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Thursday and the event will start at 4:30 p.m.
I encourage everyone to come early and bid
often. I hope to see you there!
-Todd Avery, RWCS Auction Manager
Wisconsin Chapter
The Wisconsin Chapter will
meet for its 2nd Annual Convention Social at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, at The Smokin’
Oak at 4243 Hwy. 61 in Red
Wing. Attendees will order off
the menu and David Nelson
will give a fun presentation like
last year. Co-hosted by Ann &
David Nelson and Chris & John
O’Sullivan. See you there!
Red Wing Snow Birds Gathering
The Sunshine State (Florida) and
Southwestern Redwingers (Arizona) will meet during the Shared
Interest Sessions in the RW High
School Café at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12 to discuss all the fun
they have in their warm locales
during the winter months. New
members are welcome to join in!
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