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Saffronware Beater Jar
This is a beater jar from the Saffronware line of kitchenware. Made during the 1930's, this beater jar has the saffron color and three bands, two brown and one white, circling the top. Molded vertical ribs surround the body of the beater jar. The bottom is marked with the RWU 5 stamp and reads RED WING SAFFRON WARE This beater jar is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. The bottom ring has a couple of very minor flakes which are not noticable. A couple of minor scratches on the interior bottom can hardly be seen. Beater jars are small stoneware crocks with smoothly rounded interior bottoms. This form is useful for beating eggs or cream, the jars have no corners on the inside into which unbeaten product can gather. Red Wing Union Stoneware Company's Saffronware line of kitchenware offered several shapes of containers, casseroles, pitchers, mugs and other useful tools. Saffronware is distinctive with its cream and brown banding. Red Wing used a lighter weight, more porous clay for Saffronware than their usual stoneware clay. As soon as the Red Wing stoneware companies started making larger, utilitarian stoneware they made smaller stoneware pieces for use in the kitchen and on the table. The stoneware companies of Red Wing, Minnesota produced stoneware items shortly after their inception in 1877 until the mid-1940's. The shapes of these items ranged widely. However, one overriding attribute describes them all: they were designed to be used. In fulfilling the needs of a developing America, the stoneware companies were hugely successful and their wares were very popular. The popularity of their wares has only increased over time making collecting Red Wing a growing field and exciting hobby!
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