![]() ![]() ![]() "We use slip cast, wheel thrown and ram mold," said Israel. According to production manager Bill Israel, RWSC uses the same techniques today as earlier Red Wing potteries. The current RWSC was gradually built up during the mid-1980s. The current Red Wing Stoneware Company (RWSC) is not a descendant of the original pottery of the same name. From the late 1940s, the main product was ceramic dinnerware. Production of stoneware was virtually over by the late 1930s and early 1940s. It was under this name that the company started in the 19th century was forced to close in 1967. The company continued with this name until 1936 when the name was changed for the last time to Red Wing Potteries (with an "s"). at which time the red wing trademark was adopted. ![]() The name was changed again in 1906 to Red Wing Union Stoneware Co. In 1894 Red Wing Stoneware and Minnesota Stoneware combined their marketing efforts into the Union Stoneware Company. The third large Red Wing pottery was started in 1892 under the name North Star Stoneware Company. This was followed in 1883 by the creation of Minnesota Stoneware Company. The first of the large potteries was organized in 1876 and named Red Wing Stoneware Company. But by 1870, true stoneware was being made with a gray white clay with salt glazes. At first, it was only terra cotta ware made with red clay. Stoneware pottery has been manufactured in Goodhue County, Minnesota since about 1861. Original Potteries of Red Wing, Minnesota Unless you are familiar with the specific marks, it would be fairly easy to mistake the name and marks on new production for older collectible pieces. This new company is located in Red Wing, Minnesota and uses markings similar to earlier potteries from the same town whose products are widely collected. New Red Wing Pottery - Current Marks and Shapes Like Early PiecesĪ new line of stoneware – from crocks to bean pots, pantry jars to planters – is being made by a firm using the name Red Wing Stoneware Company. ![]()
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