Are you an estate sale enthusiast? Look out for this now-defunct ceramic crock and dinnerware manufacturer out of Minnesota.

There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics for use in the kitchen, bedroom or farm. Most utensils made in America by the 1800s were made with thick pottery sides in simple ...

Treasure is sometimes hidden in plain sight. That was the case at a home in Nebraska. A 30-gallon stoneware crock had been sitting for decades on the back porch of a Midwestern home, serving as a ...

A record-setting 8,000 was the price of this stoneware water cooler. It was auctioned in York, Pa., by Crocker Farm of Riderwood, Md. Stoneware crocks were made to store food or liquids for long or ...

Q. I wonder if you can help me identify this crock and its value. I have had many comments on this crock and would be interested in its history. –Dolores Hart, Joliet A. Before the advent of ...

secondhand used donated goods on shelves at Goodwill thrift store. - bluestork/Shutterstock Happening upon a secondhand item with unusually high worth is every thrifter's dream, and there's an ...

American stoneware was once a vital necessity in our ancestors’ lifestyle. Everyday living would have been difficult without the stoneware crocks, bottles and jugs to preserve and transport food and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This stoneware butter crock was made ...

When we hear the word "pottery," we think country or primitive. But that's not necessarily so, according to the HGTV channel, home magazines, catalogs and shops across the country, where pottery now ...