Vol. 37 No. 5 N E W S L E T T E R Introducing the Pansy Pattern Pages 8-9 October 2012 Red Wing’s Cap Bowls Pages 10-11 MidWinter Preview Pages 12-13 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 920-629-0970 • [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: BRUCE SELFRIDGE PO Box 1266 • Healdsburg, CA 95448 707-431-7753 • [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] In This Issue............ Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 10 Page 12 Page 13 Page 15 Page 16 News Briefs, About the Cover Education Report, Walnut Antique Fall Festival RWCS Foundation New Museum Update Collector Profile: Bob Morawski The “Pansy” Dinnerware Pattern Red Wing Cap Bowl Tutorial 2013 MidWinter Preview MidWinter Registration Form Recent Finds & Deals, Rare Flower Crock Stoneware at Work: Homemade Sauerkraut 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) The Red Wing Collectors Society, Inc. Newsletter is published bi-monthly by the Red Wing Collectors Society, Inc. Suite 300 • 2000 West Main Street Red Wing, MN 55066. Phone: 651-388-4004 Fax: 651-388-4042 www.redwingcollectors.org Postmaster: Send address change to: Red Wing Collectors Society, Inc. Newsletter PO Box 50 • Red Wing, MN 55066. USPS 015-791; ISSN 1096-1259. Copyright © 2012 by the Red Wing Collectors Society, Inc. All rights reserved. The Red Wing Collectors Society, Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of articles submitted by individual members. Ne ws Brief s 2013 MidWinter GetTogether Registration Info in this Issue I t’s hard to believe, but it’s already time to start thinking about another MidWinter GetTogether! This issue of the RWCS Newsletter contains MidWinter information and the registration form on pages 12 and 13, respectively. Pre-registration must be sent in by Jan. 15. As in the past, this can be done by phone, mail or through the RWCS website. In addition, although the hotel holds our room block open until Jan. 15, rooms are limited so we recommend calling and booking your rooms right away, as the hotel usually sells out for the weekend of our event. To go along with our Wild West theme, Maple City Pottery is making stoneware sheriff name badges for attendees who are interested in ordering one. The badges will contain the words “SHERIFF” and “RWCS MIDWINTER 2013” (see page 12 for an example). Pre-ordered badges are $8 and they can be personalized with your name at no extra charge. A limited number of badges will be available for purchase at the event for $10. To order your badge, check the corresponding boxes on the order form or on online. The deadline for placing your order is Jan. 15. RWCS Website Receives Updates I f it’s been awhile since you’ve visited the RWCS website, a number of changes have been made and more updates are coming soon. First off, the RWCS Convention and MidWinter GetTogether now have individual menu items for all the activities, including Show & Sale, education, room sales, etc. With MidWinter just around the corner, take some time to check out these pages and rediscover all that MidWinter has to offer. Secondly, the “Introduction to Dinnerware” articles written by RWCS members Terry Moe and Larry Roschen will be added to the “Collectibles” section of the website. If you have information on salt glaze, Greyline, lamps, Chromoline, etc. that could be added to stoneware and art pottery sections, please consider helping with content. Finally, content has been added to the “About Us”, “Chapters” and “Members Only” sections, among others. We hope to have several new features on the site, as well. Right now only one person is posting content to the site, so if you would like to help out, please contact the office. Stacy can get you started quickly. Convention Street Banners D id you miss out on ordering an RWCS Street Banner to be hung in downtown Red Wing during Convention this year? We are taking orders for the 2013 Convention now. If you need help with your design, we can do that too. Call the RWCS Business Office today! Give the Gift of RWCS Membership D o you know someone who should be a member of the Red Wing Collectors Society? Consider giving them the gift of RWCS membership this holiday season. We can send the membership packet and card to you in time for Christmas or as a hostess gift. Contact the office and we can assist you. RWCS Foundation Seeks Donations to be Auctioned at MidWinter I f you’ve been looking for a way to help support the RWCS Foundation and the new Red Wing Pottery Museum, how about donating a few pieces to be auctioned at the 2013 MidWinter GetTogether? The Foundation is currently seeking stoneware, dinnerware or art pottery items that will be auctioned to raise funds that will go towards the purchase of the Pottery Annex building. To donate an item, contact Dave or Diane Hallstrom (contact info on page 5). www.redwingcollectors.org Above: RWCS Member Terry Moe sent in this photo of his granddaughter, Katelyn, holding a 7-inch blue green Pansy casserole with lid. About the Cover W ith all the documentation that exists on the dinnerware patterns created by the Red Wing Potteries, you would think that the odds of discovering an unknown Red Wing pattern would be less than those of the Chicago Cubs making it to the World Series in any given year. Well, clearly they aren’t that bad, as shards from the Red Wing pottery dump have indicated that Red Wing made a pattern that was nearly identical to one made by a major competitor. RWCS Member and dump digger Dennis Nygaard discovered the shards last fall and showed them to RWCS dinnerware experts Terry Moe and Larry Roschen at the 2012 MidWinter GetTogether in Des Moines. Since then, several intact pieces have been found and Terry and Larry have submitted yet another informative article for the RWCS Newsletter. In addition to that story, Dennis shares a first-person narrative on his discovery of the pattern, which has been dubbed “Pansy”. Do you have one of these pieces in your collection? Turn to page 8 to find out. In addition, this issue features an in-depth tutorial on Red Wing’s cap bowls by Gary & Bonnie Tefft – longtime RWCS members and authors of Red Wing Potters & Their Wares. It’s been awhile since the Teffts have submitted an article for the newsletter and we thank them for sharing their knowledge. Finally, this issue also includes a report from the RWCS Foundation on the new museum space, RWCS Commemorative Manager Bob Morawski tells us about his collection of Red Wing “oddities” and Larry Roschen writes his second article in this issue to tell us how to make some mouth-watering sauerkraut the way it was meant to be made. Also, this issue contains a photo of an exceptional Red Wing salt glaze crock decorated with cobalt flowers. You’ll have to forgive the fact that it was buried in the back of this issue…we’ll make up for it in a future issue, which will feature a two-page pictorial on Red Wing’s floral-decorated salt glaze. 3 Ed u c at ion R ep ort Glenn Beall Education Manager Mark Cellotti talked on the pottery of New Ulm, Minn. and showed a great collection of pieces. Learning about the history of other potteries can help us understand how Red Wing worked. Terry Moe and Larry Roschen talked on dinnerware mysteries and the reproductions we see at times. Always a great speaking team, they never have a shortage of new items to show us. Paul Boudin and Connie Mathison talked on the dump finds that they found over the past year. Exploring the dumps gives us information we can find nowhere else and we appreciate the hard work it takes. The RWCS Foundation shared updates on what’s happening with our Museum. Foundation Board Members talk at every Convention and Midwinter, so make sure you attend so you can get your questions answered. Dennis Nygarrd talked on the new items he dug in the portion of the dump called “Pottery Road”. This area of the dump has items from the 1930s and has given us a new pattern being referred to as “Pansy” (see pages 7-9). A longtime speaker, Dennis always shares interesting topics. Paul Wichert and Linda Krueger gave the always well-received Trivia 101 and 102. The talks provide lots of history on the Potteries and help collectors get started in the maze that is collecting. They also presented “Dinnerware Concentration”, which involved solving some fun puzzles. Mark Wiseman gave a talk on how to excavate your long-lost privy. His stories and finds are very interesting and give us a snapshot of the time period based on what was discarded. Melissa Schrock from Maple City Pottery talked about the making of the 2012 Commemorative, giving us an idea of the time it takes to create each piece. Steve Showers spoke on digging in the Red Wing dump. His prolific finds have added an enormous amount of information over the years. Rick Natynski talked on salt glaze stoneware. Rick has lots of fans on the edge of their seats when it comes to his slide shows and presentation. Char Henn talked on the communities around the Red Wing area, many of which no longer exist. Many longtime area residents had not heard of the lost communities. I hope she agrees to expand the talk and come back again. Catherine Beall gave the first-timers talk and a session on the new forms of communication being used like Twitter and Facebook. Her input was appreciated. As always, all of the speakers were very well-received and had a wealth of information for everyone to enjoy. We have new talks coming up for Midwinter and the education rooms are nearly filled. So, if you have an interest in speaking, send me a message soon. We have added new speakers to our roster in the last couple years and I appreciate it. Most presentations are available on video or DVD and can be checked out by contacting Stacy at the office. Our education speakers make it look easy because it really can be. If you have any interest in speaking, give me a call and I’ll give you an idea of what is required or put you in touch with one of our many past speakers. At next year’s Convention, a speaker on the crocks and jugs of Red Wing and a speaker on bowls would be appreciated. If you have any requests on topics to be covered please let me know. Thanks for your support. 4 S Attendance Up at Walnut Antique Fall Festival unny skies, warm temperatures and lots of great stoneware and antiques helped attract an estimated 1200 people to the Walnut Antique Fall Festival in Walnut, Ia. last month. In only its third year, the event continues to get bigger and better. Organizers and RWCS members Tim& Roxie Lockard said in addition to all the antique shops and malls in Walnut, 41 dealers peddled their wares during the event – a significant increase over the 16 dealers who attended last year. “The show started primarily as a stoneware sale, but we’ve opened it up to include a wide range of antique dealers to appeal to collectors with different interests,” Tim explains. “Still, this is a great venue for Red Wing collectors because well over half of the dealers have some form of Red Wing, be it stoneware, dinnerware or art pottery. But a lot of the dealers also bring their full line of antiques, so in addition to picking up a new crock for your collection, you might find that vintage toy, baby carriage or advertising poster you’ve been looking for.” Red Wing dealers in attendance this year included the Lockards, Larry Peterson, Scott Spompinato, Bob Morawski, Dan & JoEllen Allers, Gail & Merv Peck, Jim Hackett, Elmer Kirkpatrick and Bev Brown. Next year’s Walnut Antique Fall Festival will take place Sept. 14-15. To register as a seller at the show, call the Lockards at 641-862-3239. Indoor spaces are limited, so call soon to reserve your spot. Photos courtesy of RWCS Member Andrea Brunz Once again we had excellent education seminars at the July Convention. Hannes Kuehn shared recollections from working at the Red Wing Potteries as a modeler and designer with Mr. Hutchson and Mr. Murphy. His insight into the workings of the Potteries was amazing. Some of the designs he worked on include a cake stand and the Minnesota Centennial trivet. His slide show explaining the journey from Germany to Red Wing was very interesting and he expanded on his talk from last year. He traveled from California and we really appreciated the time he took to share this history. As always, the keynote was recorded. Call the business office to check out the DVD. An Update on Your New Museum Story by Dave Hallstrom, RWCS Foundation President A s the president of the RWCS Foundation, I’m frequently asked many of the same questions. Therefore, I thought it would be helpful to write this article in a FAQ format. Hopefully this will give you a clearer understanding of where we are at with the Pottery Annex purchase at this time, and the future plans for the Red Wing Pottery Museum. Q. Why is it taking so long to close on the building? A. There are several reasons why this has taken so long to close. Our number one goal has always been to make sure that the museum and all of its artifacts are protected. This property is a very complex parcel involving many previous owners, partners, easements, parcels, mortgages and also two buyers purchasing it. All of these factors have made it difficult for our attorney along with the Red Wing Area Seniors attorney to be able to give us clear title and easements once the building is paid for. We have been meeting weekly along with the Red Wing Area Seniors and our attorneys to resolve all of these details. Q. How much does the building cost and how are we going to pay for it? A. Our half of the building costs $500,000 and we will be purchasing it on a Contract for Deed. We are planning to pay this off in four years. We’re making a down payment of $50,000 at closing, plus installments. Our first interest-only payment will be in six months, and our first principal payment of $100,000 is due 18 months from closing. The balance of the principle payments are spread out over the next two and a half years. Q. How will the museum be funded year after year? A. After we close, we will start a major fundraising drive. Right now, we currently have $175,000 in savings and checking. This is because of the generosity of the RWCS and its members. In addition, we have approximately $75,000 in donated items that were specifically designated by the donors for fundraising purposes. At this year’s Convention we were able to raise over $30,000. We will host the MidWinter GetTogether auction in Des Moines this February, and are still looking for donated items for this auction. Other ways of funding your museum would be through monetary donations, fundraisers, grants, auctions, museum gift store, bequests, endowments, etc. Q. When is the Schleich Red Wing Pottery Museum moving to the new museum? A. Once we have closed on the building, our first goal will be to move our existing museum and offices into the new space within the first six months. Our next goal will be to prepare the new space for the arrival of the 5,000 items from the Schleich Red Wing Pottery Museum in Lincoln, Neb. Q. What can I do to support our museum? A. Your museum has always been funded solely through your donations of money, designated items to be sold, grants and volunteers. Please continue to donate money or items, or volunteer your time and talent. Every little bit helps and is sincerely appreciated! We have come this far with almost a 100 percent volunteer basis. Financially, we have been in the black every year. Your new museum will become a world class museum which will elevate the history of the clay industries to a new level. Any further questions, donations, or volunteer possibilities regarding your museum can be sent to either me or Diane. Thank you for your continued support! Dave Hallstrom, President • [email protected] 612-718-0331 • 787 Hallstrom Drive, Red Wing, MN 55066 Diane Hallstrom, Curator • [email protected] 612-247-9876 • 787 Hallstrom Drive, Red Wing, MN 55066 The RWCS Foundation proudly thanks the donor of these plates, which were recently donated to the Museum. The samples above were painted by Charles Murphy. The Lunch Hour plate at immediate right says “Donna Dubbe ‘48’” on the back and the plate at far right was painted by Hilda Lothner Sell. www.redwingcollectors.org 55 Collector Profile: Bob Morawski Pictured at left, RWCS Member Bob Morawski has built quite a collection of Red Wing “oddities”. Story & photos by Rick Natynski A constant fixture at the RWCS Convention since 1999, RWCS Member Bob Morawski decided to make a huge commitment to the Society when he ran for the position of RWCS Commemorative Manager in 2008. Not only has he done a remarkable job in keeping people excited about the RWCS Commemorative since taking the helm, but his work in having special items created to be auctioned off during Convention and MidWinter has generated tens of thousands of dollars for the Society, the RWCS Foundation and the KidsView and Young Collectors programs combined over the past few years…not an easy task in today’s current economic climate. But what about Bob the Collector? Like most RWCS members, he has the Red Wing bug, and he has it bad. It all started in 1998, shortly after he started dealing in antiques. “My parents always had antiques around the house when I was growing up, so it’s been part of my life,” he explains. “My girlfriend at the time also enjoyed antiques, so we started buying and selling at local flea markets. I started seeing a lot of Red Wing crocks and jugs, but it was a 5 gallon bailed storage jar without a lid at a flea market in Mukwanago, Wis. that became my first piece. I liked the shape and it was different than the other pieces I was seeing.” 6 Bob joined the RWCS in fall of 1998 and attended his first Convention the following year. He accumulated several additional pieces in the four years it took him to find a lid for his packing jar, but it wasn’t until around 2002 that his casual collecting turned into an obsession. “That’s when ‘Can I afford this piece?’ turned into ‘I need to figure out how to pay for this piece,’” Bob laughs. His collection began to grow faster – not only in quantity, but also in quality. One of Bob’s main focuses since starting off has been collecting stoneware jugs bearing “W.M. Steinmeyer Co. Wine Merchants, Milwaukee, Wis.” advertising; he has 21 variations from different manufacturers, but estimates there are as many as 10 examples he doesn’t have yet. He crossed one off his list this year, though. “I had been looking for a 3 gallon Steinmeyer shoulder jug with a wing for 14 years, and then this year I found two,” he says. “I had been looking for so long that I decided I had to buy them both.” Over time, Bob expanded into collecting all the Red Wing Milwaukee advertising stoneware he could get his hands on. But he equally reveres his collection of Red Wing “oddities”, which began in July 2008 when he bought a multi-stamped 3 gallon birchleaf ski oval crock. Since then he’s acquired nearly 50 pieces that contain some type of strange marking or manufacturing error, such as pieces with upside down ovals, multiple stamps or mismarked colors like blue wings or red “Union Stoneware Company” ovals. He also has a few rarely seen squatty crocks, which were likely made to fill special orders. While such pieces were difficult to locate at first, his collection has grown rapidly in recent years. “Once word gets out that you collect something like Red Wing oddities, they start coming to you,” Bob explains. “I’ve bought most of these pieces from friends and other collectors who know I’m looking for them.” Above: Two of Bob’s best Milwaukee adv. jugs. Two photos at left: Identical stacked squatty crocks and another squatty with a 50 gallon lid, stacked on a 50 gal crock. Lower right: A quart-sized Mason jar flanked by Mason jars with the stamp applied sideways. Bob’s other interests include RWCS Special Commemoratives and Red Wing Chromoline art pottery, which he became interested in after selecting the #687 Chromoline vase as the 2012 Commemorative. He also likes pantry jars and mini jugs; although he has only a few examples, he says he’d like to acquire more in the future. Bob’s favorite pieces consist of a 20 gallon crock with two 6-inch wings, a pristine 50 gallon bail-handled lid and his Red Wing Christmas Tree Holder and Acid Proof Measure funnel (which has an upside down stamp) – both of which were atop his want-list after reading Red Wing Stoneware for the first time in his early days of collecting. His other favorites include six different 40 gallon Red Wing crocks – one of which boasts advertising from “H.C. Schranck Co. Bottlers’ Supplies, Milwaukee, USA”. Bob hesitated to rattle off a list of his “dream pieces”, but he did say he’s actively seeking a 1982 RWCS Special Commemorative, which is an all-white Cherryband mug with blue writing. He’s also looking for 3 and 4 gallon shoulder jugs that bear a wing and “Korb’s, Milwaukee, Wis.” advertising. “I’d also love to have an M3006 Chromoline vase with blue and pink bands,” he laughs. Unfortunately for Bob, only one of those pieces is known to exist, and since I’m the one who owns it, I regret to inform him that it isn’t going to happen anytime soon. His perseverance is one of his best qualities, however. “That’s all right,” he returns. “I’ll keep trying.” Bob’s long-term plan will probably surprise you. While many people dream of moving south when reaching retirement age, Bob wants to leave the Milwaukee area and retire to Red Wing when he turns 55. “It would mean a lot to me to be able to take my collection back to Red Wing,” he explains. “I’ve always loved visiting the city and I think it would be cool to live in one of the apartments on the top floor of Pottery Place. By the time I move up there, the new Red Wing Pottery Museum will be in full swing and the Red Wing Area Seniors will be right next door, so I’ll be all set.” But for the time being, Bob has a lot on his plate. He was a driving force to create the new RWCS Badger Chapter and currently serves as its president. He continues to sell stoneware and antiques at major Red Wing events and sets up at the flea markets held in Cedarburg and Elkhorn, Wis. He also has a 15-year-old daughter, Hailey, who often accompanies him to Convention and MidWinter. While she hasn’t gotten into collecting like her dad, she has several friends who she enjoys hanging out with when in Red Wing and Des Moines. And then there’s his role as RWCS Commemorative Manager, which consumes a lot of his time – especially in the months leading up to Convention. “I really enjoy the production process at Maple City,” he says, referring to the company that has manufactured the RWCS Commemorative since 2010. “The modeling, decorating and firing of the pieces is pretty interesting…I’d probably try to work there if I lived closer.” Bob admits that the most challenging part of the Commemorative Manager role has been self-induced, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. “Between the three different versions of the Commemorative, the large versions we make to auction off to benefit the Society, and the crocks and jugs we’ve made for each chapter that are auctioned silently to benefit the RWCS, I’ve added a lot of responsibilities to my role,” he explains. “But I’m excited with the results. I think it’s created a lot more energy around the Commemorative and it’s certainly brought in more money for the Society, Foundation and KidsView/Young Collectors so we can keep providing our members with good value and offering them lots of fun and educational events and activities.” www.redwingcollectors.org 7 T Introducing the Pansy Dinnerware Pattern Story & photos by RWCS Members Terry Moe and Larry Roschen he word is spreading about a recently discovered Red Wing dinnerware pattern. Dennis Nygaard, fellow RWCS member and noted Red Wing dump digger, found shards from a previously unknown dinnerware pattern in the dinnerware section of the Red Wing pottery dump. Dennis brought the shards to the 2012 RWCS MidWinter GetTogether and showed them to a group of dinnerware collectors. Only a new Hotel or Restaurant pattern, Regal, had been found since Wreath and Ivanhoe were identified in the middle 1980s. Like Wreath, no documentation on this pattern has yet been found. Based on the raised relief flowers seen in the pattern, collectors have been calling the pattern “Pansy”. Wreath and Pansy shards were found together in the same area of the dump and in the same three colors: light green, light yellow and ivory. Some of the intact items are a blue green color instead of the light green of Wreath. Pansy and Wreath were most likely made during the same period, believed to be the late 1920s or early 1930s and thus prior to the introduction of Gypsy Trail in 1935. Collectors who viewed the Pansy shards at MidWinter began the search for whole pieces. Within a month, a dinnerware collector discovered a pale yellow pitcher from the pattern in the Twin Cities area. Soon afterwards, a 9-inch mixing bowl was found in Iowa and two casseroles were found in Wisconsin - one 7-incher complete with cover and one 8-incher with no cover. The bowl and the casseroles were bottom marked with the size in the same fashion as Wreath. None of the items were marked with company identification. When we presented our “Dinnerware Mysteries” educational seminar at the 2012 RWCS Convention, a collector who had heard of this new pattern brought in another pale yellow Pansy pitcher – this one larger than the first we saw. Ironically he found the pitcher in a shop on his way to Convention. Another collector purchased the nest of Pansy mixing bowls pictured on the cover of this issue at an antique shop in Red Wing. 8 Above, starting at top of page: • Large light yellow Pansy water pitcher. • 7-inch (covered) and 8-inch blue green Pansy casseroles. • 9-inch blue green Pansy bowl and 9-inch ivory Wreath bowl. At right: 10-inch ivory Wreath, 9-inch light green Pansy and royal blue 8-inch Wreath bowls nested together, showing the two patterns’ similar dimensions. The Pansy items found so far match items made in the Wreath pattern. Ultimately it seems likely the Pansy lineup will include creamers, sugar bowls, teapots and plates – just like Wreath. The dimensions of the known Pansy items are almost identical to those of Wreath. The nest of bowls shown directly at left includes a 10-inch ivory Wreath, a 9-inch light green Pansy and a royal blue 8-inch Wreath. The fit is exactly the same if a 9-inch Wreath bowl is substituted for the 9-inch Pansy bowl. Pansy items known at this time include: • Mixing bowls in 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 inch sizes • Covered casseroles in 7 and 8 inch sizes • Water pitcher in two sizes As we searched for information about the Pansy pattern, we learned that Homer Laughlin China Company (HLC) produced a nest of mixing bowls nearly identical to Pansy. The HLC pattern was named Appletree (also known as Orange Tree) and consists of bowls made in five or six sizes. Light turquoise was the most common color although light green, pumpkin and ivory bowls were also made. Some of the ivory bowls have a red rim. Homer Laughlin made only bowls, no casseroles, pitchers or other items; these are bottom-marked with an embossed interlocking HLC logo or a Homer Laughlin ink stamp. Unlike the Red Wing Pansy, the HLC bowls are not marked with a size indicator. Above & below: Close-ups of pumpkin and light turquoise Homer Laughlin China bowls. Above: a nesting of light green HLC bowls. There are slight but discernible differences in the Pansy and the HLC patterns. The petals on the HLC design are more clearly defined and have a distinct straight line down the middle of each petal. Petals on Pansy items are “fuzzier” and do not have a strong dividing line. Which company copied the other? We do not know. The HLC bowls were introduced in 1932. Production dates for Pansy are unknown, but we are quite certain Pansy was made prior to 1935. To further complicate matters, a Homer Laughlin collector has told us an Asian company also produced similar bowls during the same time period. We are pleased to see new Pansy items coming to light and encourage our fellow collectors to report any additional finds to RWCS Newsletter Editor Rick Natynski. Surely there are collectors out there who have had Pansy items in their collections for many years, but never knew they were made by Red Wing. Thanks to Dennis’ discovery, they now can be accurately attributed to our favorite pottery. www.redwingcollectors.org From The Desk Of Dennis Nyga a r d Digging the New Dinnerware Line I was happy to get back to Pottery Road. Pottery Road is literally a road made up of Red Wing pottery from the 1930s. We have found nothing in this road yet that dates beyond 1938. Access to digging this road is dependent on rainfall. For two years the water level in this area was too high for digging. Finally, the dry spell in the fall of 2011 made digging possible again. I was eager to get back to digging here. My digging supplies in hand, I headed down pottery road. My first surprise was that I would not be digging alone. Fellow RWCS Member John Tremble was already there. I was happy to have a digging companion. John was already pulling up a rainbow of colors. I went a short ways beyond John, and began working an area I had dug in a couple of years earlier. Depending on where you dig in this road, you can dig stoneware, art pottery, dinnerware, or any combination of the above. The spot I chose had a lot of art pottery and dinnerware. The dinnerware was various Gypsy Trail patterns with a fair amount of Wreath mixed in it. The shards often come out muddy. About 1 foot down I was hitting the water level. I continued digging into the water. I was pulling out a fair amount of Wreath shards when I noticed a yellow pitcher shard that did not look right. I assumed it was Wreath, but the flowers were too big. I started paying closer attention to the patterns. I was putting the art pottery shards and the Wreath shards into a bucket to be brought home and washed. After more digging, I came up with a turquoise lid shard of this unknown flower. Then I found a white shard to a bowl with this pattern. At this time I was not sure what to make of these discoveries. In the succeeding weeks I spent hours washing all the shards when I had time. I enjoy the meditative time this washing brings, as well as revealing all the colors and shapes. I set aside the shards with the new pattern. The colors were matching those of Wreath. Even the shapes were similar to Wreath. I began to wonder if I had discovered a new dinnerware pattern that was sold as a parallel pattern with Wreath. I began showing the shards to other collectors, especially getting their opinion on what the flower looked like. The most common response was “Pansy”, which wasn’t exactly the exotic response I was hoping for. I decided to bring the shards to MidWinter. Terry Moe and Larry Roschen kindly allowed me to unveil the “new line” in their seminar. I was hoping to get some good suggestions on naming this pattern. So far “Pansy” seems to be sticking. Before MidWinter I had gone through all the shops in Red Wing hoping to find examples of Pansy. I found none. At MidWinter I had decided to get many more eyes looking for this pattern. I am enjoying the results of this almost as much as I enjoyed finding this new line. At right: Dennis Nygaard (right) presents his shards alongside Larry Roschen at MidWinter. 9 CAP BOWLS hat is there to know about cap bowls? Generally, they’re the W “other” style of red & blue spongeware bowls that don’t come in sets of nesting sizes like the popular paneled variety. Some have a molded-in “7A, B or C” on the bottom, denoting variations in design detail, and often a circular, blue “Red Wing Oven Ware” stamped signature. But, what’s the rest of the story? The first appearance of cap bowls we are aware of was around 1930 on the Red Wing Stoneware and Stoneware Specialties 23- x 35-inch advertising poster. They were depicted in two styles: Figure 37 showed a smooth-sided bowl with a broader base and more nearly vertical sides than the familiar, nesting sets of paneled, sponged bowls or the “daisy petal” shoulder bowls. Figure 38 presented one with molded bands of raised circles and ridges running around the circumference and included a prominent pedestal at the base. Each was described as a “Cap Mixing Bowl”, the smooth-sided variety was listed in “Blue Mottled or Blue Band” decoration, while the fancier style did not offer the blue-banded option. A final stipulation for each was 7-inch only. The basic shapes of the Cap Bowls are best shown in line drawings, so the detail isn’t hidden by the sponge-mottling. Here are the “Smooth-Sided” and “Circles & Ridges” bowls, the styles shown in the first advertised appearance of cap bowls on the circa 1930 poster. The basic shapes of the Cap Bowls are best shown in line drawings, so the detail isn’t hidden by the sponge-mottling. Here are the “SmoothSided” and “Circles & Ridges” bowls, the styles shown in the first advertised appearance of cap bowls on the circa 1930 poster. The most common style found today has four panels of full-length, vertical flutes alternating with panels of half-length flutes. We’ve nicknamed this the “Full-Flute/Half Flute” style. The next variation has alternating full-fluted and smooth panels, so we’ve dubbed it the “Fluted & Smooth-Paneled” style, which is the only style we know of that also has a 5-inch size. The profile of the rim, sides and the short, essentially vertical-sided pedestal at the base of the fluted styles is identical to the smooth-sided bowl shown above. While the smoothsided bowl has a molded-in “7B”, both of the fluted styles are identified with “7C” marks. The “Full Flute/Half Flute” and “Fluted & Smooth-Paneled” styles are both identified by a molded-in “7C” on their bottoms, while the “Smooth-Sided” style above is identified with a “7B”. 10 Story & Illustrations by RWCS Members Gary & Bonnie Tefft The “Full Flute/Half Flute” and “Fluted & Smooth-Paneled” styles are both identified by a molded-in “7C” on their bottoms, while the “Smooth-Sided” style above is identified with a “7B.” Then, there are a couple more smooth-sided varieties. The first has a single, ½-inch-wide, raised band directly beneath the rim. Some people refer to it as the “2-Step” bowl, counting one step below the rim and a second below the band. We prefer to call it the “Single-Band” style. Its sides don’t curve-in so tightly at the bottom to meet a pedestal, but continue all the way down to a broader base. It carries a molded-in “7A”, which brings into question whether it or the style marked “7B” is truly the “original” smooth sided variety. The final style has three narrow bands stepping down immediately below the rim. Although the sides of this style have a similar, shallow curve that doesn’t curl under at the bottom, they taper more sharply and meet a short pedestal at the base. We’ve heard people refer to this as the “4-step” or “3-band” version, again depending on whether you count the steps or the bands under the rim. The contours of the smooth-sided “Single-Band” and “3-Band” bowls have their own, unique shapes. The “Single-Band” is marked with a “7A”, while the “3-Band”, like the “Circles & Ridges” style, carries no molded-in identification. The contours of the smooth-sided “Single-Band” and “3-Band” bowls have their own unique shapes. The “Single-Band” is marked with a “7A”, while the “3-Band”, like the “Circles & Ridges” style, carries no molded-in identification. Cap bowls are sometimes signed with a blue stamp fired onto the bottom, reading “Red Wing Oven Ware” in either a 1½- or 1-inch circle. Curiously, we’ve never found an example of the Fluted & Smooth Paneled bowl with an “Oven Ware” stamp, out of hundreds we’ve examined. We’ve also never seen one of the fancy style with the raised circles and ridges, the “3-Band” nor the 5-inch size bowls with a molded-in style identification. Most often, by far, cap bowls are found in the red & blue spongeCap bowls, when signed, have either a 1½- or 1-inch diameter mottled decoration. The blue-banded “Red Wing Oven Ware stamp in blue. option is found most commonly on the smooth-sided “7A” variety. All-white and all blue examples also show-up occasionally, as do fluted lids for either the standard 7-inch bowls or the less common 5-inch version. Please let us know of any variations of color, or (gulp!) styles that we’ve not mentioned. If you come across a Fluted & Smooth-Paneled bowl with a circle stamp…we’re still looking for one after all these years. Longtime members of the RWCS, Gary & Bonnie Tefft authored Red Wing Potters & Their Wares, an excellent resource for new and longtime collectors alike. Although out of print, it can often be found on eBay or Amazon.com. Dating the 3-Band Cap Bowl Here are all six of the 7-inch cap bowl styles, plus a 7-inch lid & a 5-inch bowl decorated in red & blue sponge, as they’re most often found. Although the c1930 ad poster specified “Blue Mottled” as a decoration option, we believe that to have been a misstatement, or a carry-over of text from earlier advertising. The 7-inch bowls starting from the left are the rare 3-Band; next, the “7A” or Single-Band; the “7B” or Smooth-Sided; the fancy Circles & Ridges; the Full-Flute/Half-Flute & the Fluted & Smooth-Paneled styles. Both of the fluted styles are identified “7C” on the bottom. A 1947 newspaper article credited Red Wing Potteries President Herbert Varney with originating an idea for a mixing bowl, which designer Eva Zeisel perfected and incorporated into the Town & Country dinnerware line. On June 21, 1949, Letters Patent No. 154225 was granted to Varney for a bowl having a projection opposite the pouring lip to accommodate the thumb, so that the bowl could be held in one hand while tipping it. Fluted lids were available for both the 7-inch and the rarer 5-inch cap bowls. Occasionally, a lid will include a small steam vent hole. Like all lids, they’re tough to find – especially the 5-inch – and they’re usually in red & blue sponge décor. The only style of 5-inch cap bowl we’ve seen is the Fluted & Smooth. Cap bowls were also made in blue, or white with blue bands. The all-blue version in the center is a smooth-sided “7B”, while those flanking it are both “7A”s with the single raised band beneath the rim. Though it’s likely that some of the other styles were also sometimes offered banded, or in blue, white or even other colors, none of these variations are common. Kilroy Was Here, But Not In Red Wing Although this bowl presents a very close resemblance to Red Wing’s blue & red spongeware, the other colors it’s found in convince us that this is not a Red Wing product. We’ve dubbed it “Kilroy”, because the pattern of three drooping “fingers” on its side remind us of the “Kilroy Was Here” graffiti image that was ubiquitous during the World War II era. All of the examples we’ve seen in the sponged decoration bear a “Compliments of Otto E. Boettcher; Potter, Wis.” advertising circle inside, although we’ve recently been informed of one with advertising for Milton Hardware of Milton, Wis. This bowl is also found in decidedly not Red Wing white, black, brown, yellow and blue solid color glazes in addition to a blue-banded bowl. Further suggestive evidence that this bowl isn’t a Red Wing product is that the sponge version is often found with significant crazing, which isn’t typical for other sponged Red Wing pieces. www.redwingcollectors.org While the article and the drawing clearly refer to the Town & Country mixing bowl, we speculate that the concept was adapted to apply to a stoneware bowl, as well. These “batter bowls” are extremely rare, as the Potteries discontinued stoneware production in 1947, the same year in which the patent application was made. Revealingly though, the batter bowl has the same shape and 3 bands below the rim as the 3-Band cap bowl; giving a clue into determining the production period of this style. 11 The Red Wing Watering Hole WANTED in any condition W ild W est M id W inter G et T ogether F ebruary 8-10, 2013 • D es M oines , I owa H ey, Pardner! The presence of all RWCS Cattle Rustlers, Cowboys & Cowgirls is WANTED at the MidWinter GetTogether in Des Moines from February 8-10, 2013. Time to make tracks to the Red Wing Watering Hole! You can telegraph the office at 800-977-7927, visit www.RedWingCollectors.org or send in the form via Pony Express. Fixin’ for some money in your pocket for a new pair of spurs? Consider settin’ up a sellers table at MidWinter for just $35. KidsView will rustle up some great education that features Red Wing’s Western style. More information on the education sessions will be coming soon. Once again the office could sure use members to volunteer at MidWinter to tend to things like the registration table, Show & Sale and set up. If you have some decorations to outfit our Watering Hole, we’d be much obliged. Call the office or e-mail Stagecoach Stacy at [email protected]. Thank you kindly to the new Badger Chapter for sponsoring the Water Hole door prizes. I hear they have some great prizes up their sleeves. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone’s get-ups! Consider saddlin’ up and ridin’ into town for the Red Wing Watering Hole in Des Moines. We’ll se ya there! -Stacy Wegner, RWCS Executive Director Lodging S HE RIF F There’s a new sheriff in town...YOU! Pre-order a stoneware badge by Jan. 15 and have it personalized to use as your name tag at MidWinter! Pre-order: $8.00 • Onsite: $10.00 ....See page 3 for more information.... Crock Potterman 13 20 DWINTER RW CS MI Location: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 4800 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, IA 50322. Phone: 515-278-4755 For reservations: Call 515-278-4755 and indicate you are a Red Wing Collectors Society MidWinter attendee and/or a room seller. Deadline: January 15, 2012 for the room block (up to 4 guests/room). Types of Rooms: Standard: 2 queen beds or 1 king bed at $70 per night + 12% tax Junior Suite: king bed and sleeper sofa at $100 per night + 12% tax (About 1½ rooms with large bedroom and small living room) Extended Stay Suite: king and sleeper sofa at $100 per night + 12% tax (About 1½ rooms with small bedroom and large living room) 12 Family or Parlor Suite: king and sleeper sofa at $149 + 12% tax (The size of two rooms with a big dining room table and kitchen area) $1,000 REWARD Deadlines: Pre-registration Jan. 15 Sellers Table Contract: Jan. 21 Schedule Friday, February 8 Board of Directors Mtg. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Registration 1-8 p.m. Room Sales All day RWCS Board Meet & Greet 3-5 p.m. Wild, Wild West Reception 7-9 p.m. Saturday, February 9 Registration 7-10 a.m. Continental Breakfast 7-8:15 a.m. Welcome/General Session 8-9:30 a.m. Education Seminars Session 1 9:40-10:30 a.m. Education Seminars Session 2 10:40-11:30 a.m. Show & Sale 1:30-4 p.m. Auction 6 p.m. Sunday, February 10 Continental Breakfast 7-9 a.m. (Hosted by Iowa Chapter) Iowa Boardroom Lobby Elevator Bank Ballroom Lobby Ballroom Ballroom Room TBA Room TBA Ballroom Ballroom Room 513 CLASSIFIEDS A D R AT E S Classified ads are 20¢ per word; $4 minimum charge and are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. 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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). 14 RED WING FOR SALE For sale or consignment: 24 pieces Bob White, 12 pieces Random Harvest, 12 pieces Lexington & 5 pieces Orleans. Misc. other RW dinnerware. E-mail [email protected] for pictures or call 763-496-1438 and leave message for more information. Located in Maple Grove, MN. Red Wing collection for sale in Montana: crocks sized1 gallon through 25 gallon. Red Wing butter churns with lids sizes 2 gallons through 6 gallons. Red Wing salt glaze crocks size 1, 2, 3 and 4 gallon. Drop-8 under pattern. Also have lids for crocks. Call 406-355-4243 for more info. Bob White and Tampico coffee mugs, $45. Two Tampico tumblers, $300. Uhl mini jug “Merry Xmas 1989”, $90. Call Orville at 509-751-0948. RED WING WANTED Wanted: Advertising bean pots, mixing bowls from Bang’s Market, Ada, MN. Contact Renee’ Bang, 206-243-4788 or [email protected]. Wanted: Pieces from the Spring Song line. Contact me via e-mail at [email protected]. Wanted: Red Wing Kashmir pattern dinnerware. Prefer the darker brown background and more rusty orange design. No chips. Need serving pieces and place settings. Also looking for 4 gallon North Star churn. Contact Nancy at [email protected] or 785-691-7213 Wanted: 2 gallon Salt Glaze churns, one with Single “P” decoration, and one with Drop 8 decoration. Will consider hairline cracks and chips. Contact: Larry Birks at 816-380-1096 or [email protected]. Wanted: Coffee servers (or beverage servers) from the following three Red Wing dinnerware patterns: Crazy Rhythm, Northern Lights or Lupine. These came from the Futura Line. Refer to pictures from page 9 of the June 2012 RWCS Newsletter. Must have lids or covers. Contact Vance at [email protected] or call my cell phone at 605-233-1367. Wanted: RW advertising bean pot from Wittenberg, Wis. or Bay City, Wis. Contact Richard at [email protected] or 608-617-7424. Wanted: Red Wing Pitchers: Green Iris, White Cherry Band & 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 319-6536607 or [email protected]. 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 [email protected] or 414-416-9464. CLUBS AND PUBLICATIONS Blue & White Pottery Club – Visit the club’s website at www.blueandwhitepottery.org. Collectors of Illinois Pottery & Stoneware – Visit the club’s website at www.coips.org. McCoy Pottery Collectors Society – club’s website: www.mccoypotterycollectorssociety.org. Collecting the Legacy Volumes 1 & 2 combination book The most comprehensive guide on RWCS Commemoratives ever published! Only $20 plus $5 shipping Only 500 copies printed...limited quantity remaining! Contact the RWCS Business Office to secure your copy! 800-977-7927 • [email protected] 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 2013 Convention. All newsletter submissions received between July 2012 and June of 2013 are eligible whether published or not. Please keep submittals with purchase dates within six months of the newsletter issue. ITEM LOCATION DATE VENUE PRICE 4 gal RW Ice Water cooler, hairline in bottom Winnipeg, MB 4/12 Antique show $150.00 Large Cherryband pitcher, “Merry Christmas Andrew Westin & Co.” adv., excellent condition Central Mich. 4/12 Private sale $750.00 7-inch ribbed sponge bowl, mint Central Mich. 5/12 RW “Aleda Vinegar, Milwaukee” mini jug, minor flea bites Southeastern Wis. 7/12 Pair of RW Nokomis vases (#212 & #906) Madison, Wis. 8/12 1 qt. Albany slip North Star high butter jar, small rim chip Walnut Iowa 8/12 Antique mall $2.00 RW Beater Jar w/“Templeton’s Store” adv., mint Western Iowa 8/12 Antique mall $10.00 1988 RWCS Special Commemorative (6” Pompeii bread & butter plate) 8/12 Craft/antique show Antique mall $30.00 $55.00 WPA pottery show $425.00 total for the pair eBay $65.99 shipped 5 gal RW beehive jug with “5” only Central N.D. 9/12 Auction $85.00 4 gal shoulder jug w/wing, bottom marked “RWSCo” minor chips Michigan U.P. 9/12 Antique shop $200.00 ½ gal Albany slip North Star jar (NS-2), chip North Branch, Minn. 9/12 Online auction $25.58 3lb. RW floral-embossed butter crock Blue Earth, Minn. 9/12 Rummage sale $5.00 Barrel-shaped spongeware cookie jar, mint base and glued lid Blue Earth, Minn. 9/12 Rummage sale $5.00 Michigan U.P. 9/12 Rummage sale $200.00 ½ gal “A. L. Levy, Hancock, Mich.” adv. jug base and rim chips Rare Red Wing Flower Crock Submitted to RWCS Website’s “Ask the Experts” Page I ran across your website while I was researching a crock I found at a local estate auction. I have attached photos of it. I was wondering if you would be able to give me an idea of what it might be worth. There are no cracks, but as you can see, there are a few stains. I am curious as to if it’s actually a reproduction because it doesn’t have the traditional “oval stamp,” but rather an imprint with the company name. Thus far I have not run across any others with the same design. You hit a home run on this barn burner! You have a very rare Red Wing Stoneware Company 12 gal double flower crock that is front-stamped. This is a very early Red Wing salt glaze piece – most likely produced between 1878 and early 1890s. If your double flower crock is free of all chips, cracks and hairlines, the value is quite high and may even scare you. The only thing going against its value that I see is the economy and the stains (especially on the front of the piece in the middle of the flowers). Now this is my opinion, but I think the value is between $18,000 and $20,000 (hopefully someone is around to pick you up off the floor). If you should decide to sell it, your best crack at getting the most for it would be at the July Convention in Red Wing, Minn. Your earth-shaking salt glaze crock should bring quite a bit of excitement to those collectors who read this “Ask the Experts” question. Thanks for sharing it. -Al Kohlman, RWCS Member Q A Editor’s Note: We’ll have a pictorial on the Red Wing flower decoration in an upcoming issue of the RWCS Newsletter. If you have a piece with a flower, please send a photo to RWCS Newsletter Editor Rick Natynski. Names of owners will be kept anonymous. In addition to having a killer decoration, this 12 gallon crock is front-stamped at the top of the crock, above the “12”. 15 Homemade Sauerkraut F Story & photo by RWCS Member Larry Roschen or many years my wife Kathy and I have preferred homemade sauerkraut to the vinegary stuff found at the local supermarket. We use a vintage cabbage shredder, a 10 gallon Red Wing crock and a matching 10 gallon Red Wing Koverwate to make our kraut. The only required ingredients are cabbage and salt. Some people add chopped garlic, onion or hot peppers or even broccoli according to their taste preferences. The amount of salt used can also vary. We use a half pound of non-iodized salt (pickling, canning and kosher salts are examples) mixed into about 25 pounds of cabbage. Other recipes call for 1 to 1.5 tbsp salt for each head of cabbage or 3 tbsp per 5 pounds of cabbage. The salt acts as a preservative; more salt makes for crunchier and longerlasting sauerkraut, while less salt makes a softer kraut that doesn’t keep as well. A 10 gallon crock makes a lot of sauerkraut and when canned properly, it keeps very well. We made a large batch in 2011, which will last us until at least 2014. needed, it can be made by mixing the same non-iodized salt into water and pouring it in to cover the cabbage. Red Wing Sauerkraut Ingredients: • ½ pound non-iodized salt • 25 pounds cabbage Preparation: Thoroughly clean the crock and Koverwate. Remove the outer leaves and core from the cabbage, then cut into halves or quarters. Shred cabbage (we place the shredder on the crock’s rim and shred the cabbage directly into the crock). Periodically toss in a portion of salt and mix with the cabbage, then pack it down into the crock. Continue to shred, salt, mix and pack but do not overfill the crock (leave several inches at the top). Completely cover the packed cabbage with a clean white cloth such as cheesecloth or muslin. Lay the Koverwate on top of the cloth. Before long there should be brine covering the cabbage pack. If more brine is Store the packed crock in a cool area for several weeks. Take out the cloth every three to four days and rinse well to remove the scum that will form on top of the pack, then replace the cloth and Koverwate. After about two weeks of fermentation, the product will begin to taste like kraut. We let the fermentation continue for about a month if the room temperature is sufficiently cool; warmer temps will speed the fermentation process. Once we are satisfied with the taste, the kraut is canned in pint or quart jars where it STONEWARE will keep for several years. Do you use your stoneware for its intended purpose? Contact RWCS Newsletter Editor Rick Natynski to share your story! AT WORK Coming in the December Issue... 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