Creation Date

2013

Description

Jug: 2013 Iowa Chapter of the Red Wing Collectors Society commemorative shoulder jug. The jug is light gray glazed clay. There is a narrow neck at the top. Around the bottom of the neck is an unglazed 3/16" wide rim. There is a handle on one side from the top rim to the top of the neck opening. On the front side in black print in a dotted outlined oval is "RETURN THIS JUG TO/(two sets of swirl lines)/WM. IHRER & SONS./(sideways triangle shape)THE(sideways triangle shape)/"FANCY GROCERS"/(two sets of swirl lines)/BURLINGTON, IOWA.". On the back side is printed the Iowa Chapter emblem of an outline of the state of Iowa (in black) with a wing on the right side (in red). Printed in the state in black is "IOWA CHAPTER/OF/RED WING/COLLECTORS/SOCIETY/founded 1979/21st/Annual Commemorative/2013". On the bottom of the jug is printed a blue outline oval with blue print inside that says "ANDERS?N/(line)/STONEWARE CO./(line)/GRUNDY CENTER, IA".

Geographic Notes

Grundy Center/IA/USA