20th Anniversary Book - Red Wing Collectors Society PDF
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Collecting the Legacy Red Wing Collectors Society Commemoratives 1977–1997 THE FIRST RED WING COLLECTORS SOCIETY COMMEMORATIVE AS IT CAME OUT OF THE KILN. UNLOADING THE KILN ARE POTTERS BOB BRODDERSON AND DAVE KENYON OF SPRING VALLEY, WISCONSIN Collecting the Legacy Red Wing Collectors Society Commemoratives 1977–1997 © 1997 Red Wing Collectors Society PO Box 50, Red Wing, MN 55066 / 1-800-977-RWCS All Rights Reserved Text Larry Roschen Commemorative & Memorabilia Photography Ron Zoromski Editorial, Design & Production Ekeby Publishing & Production Services Thanks to the following individuals for sharing their collections as well as their recollections. Wayne and Sue Chapman Peter Jackson Barney Olson II Jewell Peterson Dave Newkirk Gerald Schleich Tom and Carol Swoboda Contents Foreword Barney Olson II v 1990 Fancy Jug 34 Introduction Larry Roschen vi 1991 Pantry Jar 37 Red Wing Collectors Society Convention 1992 North Star Shoulder Jug 40 Commemoratives 1 1993 Chicken Fount 42 1977 Salt-Glazed Crock 2 1994 20-lb Butter Crock 45 1978 Common Jug 6 1995 Giraffe Planter 48 1979 Butter Churn 9 1996 Gray LineCookie Jar 51 1980 Spongeware Bowl 11 1997 Salt-Glazed Crock 54 1981 Brown-top Shoulder Jug 13 1982 Cherryband Mug 15 RWCS Chapters 57 1983 Stone Mason Fruit Jar 18 Representative Paper Tags 58 1984 “Salt-Glazed” Cooler 21 Commemorative Statistics 61 1985 Ice Water Cooler 23 Commemorative Auction Prices 63 1986 Acid Proof Measure Pitcher 25 Charter Members 65 1987 Red Wing Anniversary Ash Tray 27 Officers and Committee Chairs 66 1988 Pompeii Plate 30 Display Awards 69 Reminiscence Peter Wakefield Jackson 72 1989 Gray LinePitcher 32 BARNEY OLSON II, AT 1978 RWCS CONVENTION BANQUET Foreword To help celebrate our 20th anniversary, this booklet has been collectors into an extremely large, nationwide (even international) organization. As we move into our 21st year we are undergoing prepared to document all of the commemoratives that the Red numerous changes. The size of the Society has required a search for Wing Collectors Society has produced. The commemoratives are an office and a business manager. And we now have an 800 tele- reflective of significant types of products produced years and years phone number (1-800-977-RWCS) ago by the Red Wing Stoneware Com pany, the Minnesota Stoneware As we approach the new millenium, the RWCS continues to be a Company, the North Star Stoneware Company, and the Red Wing strong—if not the strongest—collectors group in the country. I hope Potteries. I hope you will enjoy this compilation of the history of the you all take as much pride in your membership as I do. Society and its commemoratives. The Society has grown significantly from a very small group of BARNEYOLSONII, President FOREWORD v LYNDON VIEL AT THE FIRST RWCS CONVENTION IN 1977. Introduction The growth of the Red Wing Collectors Society from the 1977 informal gathering of friends and acquaintances to the large, complex organization of today can only be described as phenome- nal, and this 20th anniversary of that first meeting is an appropri- ate time to reflect on our extraordinary past. For long-time RWCS members, this book may rekindle fond memories. Or, if you’ve only recently joined, here is an opportunity to learn about the organiza- tion and perhaps gain an appreciation of its history. According to our by-laws, we are dedicated to the collection and preservation of Red Wing and other American stoneware and pottery. Our goals are to reseach the his tory of pottery in America, to share that information, to establish a net- work of collectors, to bring collectors together at an annual Con ven - tion, and to encourage the buying, selling and trading of stone ware and pottery. It is ironic that an organization created to honor these old items know that the pieces within will soon be worth many times their also places such importance and value on replicas made “in the Red cost of production. Almost from the beginning of our organization, Wing style.” The Rev. Lyndon Viel, author of the Clay Giantsseries the release of the an nual commemorative has been a highly antici- and a guiding light for the early RWCS, derided the RWCS com- pated event and a focal point of the Convention. memorative and other modern facsimiles as “invented collectibles.” This book summarizes the annual activities of the RWCS and doc- In an open letter to the membership in 1985, Viel wrote uments its Convention commemorative production. While I have striven for accuracy, errors are possible as some documentation is It is tragic that we have created . . . a “fun” set of commemoratives weak or unavailable. My apologies for any inaccuracies and also to that are now more valuable than 98% of the original objects. those people whose contributions to the success of the RWCS have He felt that while the commemorative served as a viable tribute to been neglected here. There are many worthy events and people that the original Red Wing item, it had no intrinsic value. Despite his unfortunately are not mentioned. This book has tripled in size from admonition, the RWCS commemorative is one of few such col- my initial vision, and it could easily have been much longer. lectibles made that achieves instant increased value. Regard this book as a review of our organization, not an in-depth Each spring the Com memor ative Committee takes delivery of history. Perhaps that task will be undertaken as part of a future a large shipment of the newly-produced commemoratives. It is a anniversary celebration. strange and incredible feeling to gaze at the mountain of boxes and LARRYROSCHEN INTRODUCTION vii
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