Minnesota Stoneware Company - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Minnesota Stoneware Company - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Red Wing pottery refers to American stoneware, pottery, or dinnerware items made by a company initially set up in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1861 by German immigrant John Paul, which changed its names several times until finally settling on Red Wing Potteries, Inc. in 1936. The pottery factory that started in 1861 continues to the present day under the names of Red Wing Pottery and Red Wing Stoneware.DePasquale, Dan, Gail Peck, and Larry Peterson. (1983). "Red Wing Stoneware" 160 pgs Collector Books: Paducah, Kentucky There was a respite in production when Red Wing Pottery Sales, Inc. had a strike in 1967 causing them to temporarily cease trading.Gillmer, Richard S. (1968). "Death of a Business: the Red Wing Potteries" 280 pgs Ross & Haines: Minneapolis The company still makes both zinc/Bristol glazed products as well as salt-glazed, hand-thrown, kiln fired items.May 2013 Martha Stewart magazine page 120Red Wing Stoneware Company website Read more on Wikipedia
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