Featured Various pottery pieces

I inherited the pottery pieces in the next two pictures from my grandmother and great aunt.





These are also inherited, including the pitcher with the "Indian good luck" symbol. The blue spongeware style jug came from my mother, and I'm not sure how old it is, or whether she might have gotten it from my grandmother. The one in the middle does appear to have a crack in it but it does not go all the way to the top or bottom.

 

Beauties. Love the bird crock!

 

Very nice.
Top row, last on the right made me drool. Lol

 

Very nice.
Do intend to keep them?

 

Sigh....

Funny that you ask. I want to keep them all.

We are moving from NY to Florida next year, and we are in the process of going through decades of accumulated stuff, including all my family heirlooms. My wife insists that some of it has to go, as we won't have room for it all. I am taking pictures as I drag them out from the recesses of every corner of the house.

 

without pics of the bottom side hard to say anything about the age of the two top rows. the dark ones with lids probably for gurkens or Sauerkraut.

 

If selling the crockery you may want to contact
Crocker Farms. Your crocks are very nice, as are your tobacco spit pieces.
https://www.crockerfarm.com/

 

Wow, there are some impressive pieces on that website!

I didn't know some of them were used for tobacco spit. Would that be the ones with the lids, or the ones with the handle?

 

No No - Sorry to confuse you. Not used for tobacco spit. The brown glazed pieces are known as tobacco spit, because of the color.

 

Ok, that makes more sense! Thanks for the clarification.

My two favorite colors are earth tones and blue, so a lot of what I inherited reflects this. I really liked the different shades of brown in those pieces.

 

I can take pictures of the bottom, and update this post in a couple days.

 

Yes, contact Crocker Farms (he is on Antique Road show sometimes) with pictures including of the bottoms. They are very helpful and can tell you what they would be interested in selling for you. Nice crocks can bring good money. I had my Grandmother's collection that I didn't think much about. When her egg money was good, she would buy nice crocks from the tinker who came by the farm and frequently used them for storing food.
To my surprise, many were by known potters from the area. Collector's thought they had hit a gold mine.

 

I think I have a 2 that matches your Crown with the 5.... up here in Montreal.

 

I think you should have this one looked at too.
Might be Bennington.

 

The Crown mark is RRPCO (Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Company) of Roseville, Ohio. I think they are still in business.

 

The brown pitcher with the symbol that somewhat resembles a swastika is often attributed to McCoy. The current opinion is that it may have been a product of the American Clay Products Company, a co-operative, of which the McCoy company was a member. It's possible another company in the co-operative actually produced the pitcher circa 1921.
Don

 

I really love the first row of stoneware. Some of these might have good values if marketed to the right collector.

The 5 gallon crock in picture 3 was made by RRPC co (Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Company) which was still in business up until a decade or so ago. The crock appears to have some age but is not especially old.

 

Really nice !!! I especially love the first group!!!
PS--I had one like your #5 --bottom row... I believe my grandma used it for kraut!

 

I like the blue spatter whiskey jug.

 

Ok, I've taken photos of the bottom of all the crocks. What is is that one looks for when examining pottery?


There is another crack in the big crock in the middle that I didn't notice when looking at it from above as it was on the floor.