Red Wing Trivia Quiz #2

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1.	Similarities between spongeband and saffron pitchers include:
	they were made using many of the same molds both have a vertical band both were made from the same clay both had a lid to keep beer from getting skunky

2.	The main reason that the Continental Buffet pattern was changed to Buffet Royale was...
	walnut was too expensive. the blue glaze was toxic. the brass stands made the set too expensive. severe Minnesota winters depleted the brass monkey population.

3.	Old Provincial got the nickname Oomph because...
	an ingredient in the glaze caused colon paralysis. it was invented by a tuba player. it was heavy. the o on the typewriter stuck, it was originally to be called Omph.

4.	Which of the following is NOT a Red Wing Art pottery line offered in the 1930s?
	Grecian Group Sylvan Group Neo-Classical Group Bob Packwood Grope

5.	What pottery replica of a vegetable was used by the Great Northern Railroad in their dining cars?
	cucumber potato (or potatoe) watermelon pumpkin

6.	A lamp base might be identified as authentic Red Wing if...
	it is a jug with a hole drilled in it and has a red wing stamped on the side. has a 3 or 4 digit shape number on a dry bottom with a recessed inner ring. the clay is an off-white grayish color and the piece has the shape and glaze of a regular piece of art pottery. all of the above.

7.	The crackle glaze...
	was first used on provincial dinnerware. was originally called cackle and used on the chicken casserole and teapot. is often mistaken for crazing. is formed in a kiln over an apple wood fire.

8.	Churn lids were used with the cup side up because...
	it allowed the coloring agent to be slowly added to the margarine. it trapped the flies in the summertime. it captured the churn contents that stuck to the plunger. it protected the churner from groin injuries.

9.	Union Stoneware pieces without an oval...
	were sold through Montgomery Wards and Sears. are considered to be seconds. were mainly produced after 1906. had a 4 inch wing.

10.	The only dinnerware pattern in the Concord line not having a hand-painted design on the plate was...
	majestic quartette tweed text boysenberry

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