A brief reference is given for some of the answers, please see the References for the complete title.
| 1. | According to the 1997 price guide for the Ray Reiss
Red Wing art pottery book, out of the hundreds of
pictures, how many had the wrong piece number? Sorry, there was a misprint in the answers, the number is actually two pieces, #210 and #B1389. |
| 2. | What was the principal reason the RWUSCo changed the
logo on their dome top canning jars from "Mason
Fruit Jar" to "Stoneware Fruit Jar"? Answer: A lawsuit by the Mason company The Mason Company had the rights to use the name. See p 115 of RW Stoneware. |
| 3. | What company produced a beater to be used with the
Red Wing beater bowls? This name is also associated with
a malady afflicting mostly middle-aged males. Answer: Dunlap Beater The malady is when your stomach Dunlaps over your belt. See p 75 of RW Collectibles. |
| 4. | What is the name of the only Red Wing art pottery
line to be decorated with brass? Answer: Decorator Brass Line 1950's vases, planters and compotes in a variety of colors with brass accents. See p 65 of Dollen. |
| 5. | What Red Wing dinnerware pattern has a mustard jar
with a bulbous applicator? Answer: Town and Country There is a picture in a web site at http://www.mindspring.com/~dway/town.html, be sure to see the other related links listed in this web site. Piece is listed in Newkirk. |
| 6. | What deadly gas is released during the process of
kiln firing salt glazed stoneware? Answer: Chlorine See p 22 of Teft. K9P
- is canine pee |
| 7. | What colors were offered for underglaze stamping on
RWUSCo advertising pieces on white glazed stoneware? Answer: Blue, black, brown, and green Albany (all bunny) slip was a glaze producing a brown color, used on early stoneware. Brown and green are extremely rare, there are a couple of known pieces in red. See p 9 of RW Collectibles. |
| 8. | About what year did the famous red wing began to
appear on stoneware? Answer: 1909 Da Yoopers are a polka band from U-pper Michigan. See Teft p 127. |
| 9. | If you find Red Wing stoneware with bailed side
handles and the stamp "Patent Applied For",
when was it produced? Answer: August-December 1915 Stamped on or near one of the handles. Pricey. See p 135 Teft. |
| 10. | In what foreign country do you find the city of
Tampico? Answer: Mexico About 350 miles due south of Brownsville, TX on the gulf coast. See our dinnerware page in the gallery for an example of the Tampico pattern. |
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