The Legacy Room (1)

One of the most interesting attractions at the RWCS convention (in my opinion) was The Legacy Room set up in the Red Wing High School. This room was packed with individual displays that, when presented together, provided a glimpse of the Red Wing Potteries Legacy.

Displays included, what I consider to be, a representation from most of the major types of product from the Potteries including artware, stoneware, dinnerware, sewer pipe, figurines, (a category in itself) one-of-a-kind pieces, and even a display of wounded soldiers from the Potteries dump.

Yet again, all the people involved in coordinating, setting up, and contributing to this The Legacy Room truly deserve a hearty "Well Done" and "Thanks" for their ingenuity.

I'm sure you'll enjoy these items as much as I do!

This sign ushered RWCS members into the Legacy Room
The first display in the room was, what I think is, an old pottery wheel.
	I've got a correction on this one... On page one you call out a "juicer" when in fact it is a Turks Head baking dish by Joseph Pohl. This piece and the coffee pot pictured just below were both made by J. Pohl and are part of the Goodhue County Historical Society collection, displayed in Red Wing. They are also pictured on page 5 of the Tefft's book "Red Wing Potters & Their Wares
Stoneware coffee pot. Accompanying sign indicated the item is from Goohue County (Claybanks) 1862-????.
	A display of chardes dug up from the Pottery dump provided interesting viewing.
Ornate umbrella stand and old stoneware.
	No these aren't sewer pipe, the Potteries actually used to do a booming business supplying florists with vases.