Description
Maker/Mark: Red Wing Union Stoneware Co. (oval stamp) with orange “wing” logo and cobalt “5.”
Stamp Size: Wing measures ~3.25" across (small wing).
Capacity: 5 gallon.
Dimensions: ~18" tall to top of lid (≈19" to top of wire); ~11.5" diameter at base; mouth ~6" OD (fits the pictured lid).
Included: Matching stoneware lid (fits correctly) and original iron bail/lock wire.
Era: ca. 1910s–1920s.
Color/Finish: Salt-glazed light gray with clear glaze; typical factory sand/pepper flecking.
Condition
Lid: Rim chips and glaze flakes around the flange and edge (see photos); shallow surface line on the dome from manufacture/handling.
Jar: Typical glaze pops/pits from firing; small glaze scuffs at shoulder; minor base edge flakes/wear from use.
Handle/Lugs: Iron bail present and functional; lug holes show old glaze rub and tiny edge nicks (stable).
Main Handle missing.
Interior: Clean glaze with factory swirl/spiral at floor; no through-cracks detected—rings solid when tapped.
Photos show everything up close—please review to confirm fit with your expectations.
Stamp Size: Wing measures ~3.25" across (small wing).
Capacity: 5 gallon.
Dimensions: ~18" tall to top of lid (≈19" to top of wire); ~11.5" diameter at base; mouth ~6" OD (fits the pictured lid).
Included: Matching stoneware lid (fits correctly) and original iron bail/lock wire.
Era: ca. 1910s–1920s.
Color/Finish: Salt-glazed light gray with clear glaze; typical factory sand/pepper flecking.
Condition
Lid: Rim chips and glaze flakes around the flange and edge (see photos); shallow surface line on the dome from manufacture/handling.
Jar: Typical glaze pops/pits from firing; small glaze scuffs at shoulder; minor base edge flakes/wear from use.
Handle/Lugs: Iron bail present and functional; lug holes show old glaze rub and tiny edge nicks (stable).
Main Handle missing.
Interior: Clean glaze with factory swirl/spiral at floor; no through-cracks detected—rings solid when tapped.
Photos show everything up close—please review to confirm fit with your expectations.