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Red Wing Stoneware & Pottery. Bargain Bin. Equipment for Sale. Furniture, Tools & Misc. History of Red Wing Stoneware and Red Wing Pottery. Our legacy goes back to 1877, when the first stoneware company was formed in Red Wing, at the sharpest navigable bend in the mighty Mississippi River.
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.
Red Wing Pottery was founded in 1877 in Red Wing, Minnesota by David Hallem. They were known as the Red Wing Stoneware Company at the time and changed their name to Red Wing Union Stoneware Company in 1906. Click Here to see over 2,000 Red Wing Pottery items at eBay!
This article will help identify Red Wing stoneware over their 90 some years of production by covering many of these designs and stamps the potters used to mark their wares. The Early Years. The Red Wing Stoneware company first began producing utilitarian stoneware in 1877.
Red Wing Potteries. Artistic hand painting was added to the popular solid colors in a colorful variety of beautiful patterns and designs. Red Wing was, in fact, the only independent pottery maker in the country that continued this age-old art of hand painting on dinnerware, casual china and art pottery.
Detailed History. Examples of Red Wing clay products can be seen in person at the Red Wing Collectors Society Pottery Museum of Red Wing. It is open daily (closed Monday) and is located in the Pottery Annex building across from the former Minnesota Stoneware building in Red Wing.
Our museum boasts more than 6,000 pieces of vintage Red Wing Pottery spread over 13,000 square feet. For larger groups we offer guided tours led by one of our knowledge volunteers. Groups of 5 or more should call at least 24 hours in advance if they wish to have a guided tour through the museum.
