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Some kind of Pot - 11/30/2006 4:18:19 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline Found this right along a stream and have no clue what this is so maybe somebody can help Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Some kind of Pot - 11/30/2006 5:08:25 PM    zanes_antiques Posts: 2027 Joined: 9/3/2006 From: Steubenville, Ohio Status: offline Aren't you a lucky bugger!!! nice wax sealer. you must be from Western Pa. or not too far away if I don't miss my guess by the color of the pottery. What are you going to do with it? _____________________________ I buy, sell, barter, and beg....Zane (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 2

RE: Some kind of Pot - 11/30/2006 5:09:33 PM    digger mcdirt   Posts: 903 Joined: 8/8/2005 Status: offline Nice stone jar I like that wild color combo. _____________________________ McDirt (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 3

RE: Some kind of Pot - 11/30/2006 5:10:44 PM    welddigger   Posts: 551 Joined: 4/24/2004 From: Hereford,PA. Status: offline That is killer! Looks to be a butter churn but they usually have two handles, and I can't tell how big it is from the pic. I know it's a piece of saltglaze stoneware with a real awesome cobalt slip design. If on the smaller size it could be a storage jar. If you want to get rid of it let me know. < Message edited by welddigger -- 11/30/2006 5:11:05 PM > (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 4

RE: Some kind of Pot - 11/30/2006 6:06:10 PM    bikegoon Posts: 671 Joined: 10/2/2006 From: Lebanon, Ohio Status: offline Nice find! _____________________________ A little of everything at http://www.bottlecache.com (in reply to welddigger) Post #: 5

RE: Some kind of Pot - 11/30/2006 9:42:01 PM    capsoda Posts: 7863 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Nice stoner. Food storage/canning jar. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to bikegoon) Post #: 6

RE: Some kind of Pot - 11/30/2006 9:53:20 PM    huffmnd   Posts: 372 Joined: 8/8/2005 From: Sparta Tennessee Status: offline Killer salt glaze jar. How big is it? If you can clean it up pretty good you can get a good price out of that one unless you would just want to give it away to your newest bestest buddy ME!!! lol. Very nice find good luck with it. (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 7

RE: Some kind of Pot - 11/30/2006 9:54:59 PM    jwschaeffer Posts: 140 Joined: 9/4/2006 From: Port Carbon, PA Status: offline Super Find!!  How tall is it? (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 8

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/1/2006 11:37:29 PM    welddigger   Posts: 551 Joined: 4/24/2004 From: Hereford,PA. Status: offline OHHH! I'm didn't relize this was this thread. I read "some kinda of pot" AND THOUGHT YOU HAD SMOKED SOME CRAZY CANNIBUS!!!!!!! (in reply to jwschaeffer) Post #: 9

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/2/2006 10:57:19 AM    zanes_antiques Posts: 2027 Joined: 9/3/2006 From: Steubenville, Ohio Status: offline yeah the words stoner in one reply and some kinda pot in the title leads one to believe this may have other meanings lol. _____________________________ I buy, sell, barter, and beg....Zane (in reply to welddigger) Post #: 10

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/2/2006 11:02:59 AM    swizzle   Posts: 1325 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Now if you just found a stoner with a green pot leaf on it that would really go for big bucks. If the bidders on that type of piece could keep their eyes open long enough to bid on it anyway. I was thinking some type of cannibus medicine at first until I saw this cute little stoner. Nice find. Let us know if your selling it. Swizzle (in reply to zanes_antiques) Post #: 11

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/2/2006 9:07:42 PM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline I think this is a croc but have no clue on value.  If somebody would give me a good offer i will sell it.  Right now it is soaking in muriatic acid to get the rust off and to get it looking like new. (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 12

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/3/2006 1:41:07 AM    capsoda Posts: 7863 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline WHO YOU CALLIN A CROCK!!!  Oh, you mean the jar. What you askin for it? _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 13

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/3/2006 3:26:49 AM    soccpacker   Posts: 83 Joined: 9/9/2006 Status: offline i might sell it for atleast 100 or best offer (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 14

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/3/2006 1:24:57 PM    swizzle   Posts: 1325 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline How tall is it? Maybe it's just me but if its anymore then 15" tall I'd start it at $65 and see if you can get the offers to go up from there. If its shorter like less then a foot tall I'd start it at $35 and see if it goes up from there. If anyone disagrees with me then please do so openly. I'm no crock expert and anything that helps to expand my knowledge on the subject is appreciated. Don't get me wrong its a great looking crock and I can't wait to see the clean up pics. Swizzle (in reply to soccpacker) Post #: 15

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/3/2006 2:48:26 PM    zanes_antiques Posts: 2027 Joined: 9/3/2006 From: Steubenville, Ohio Status: offline I don't want to shoot anyone out of the saddle here but you stick to the $100 you'll get it. Judging by the size and shape I'd bet it has a wax sealer type ring in the lip. The nicer decorated wax sealers hold their value quite well because they are easier to display. It looks like a Greensboro Pa. piece judging by the color of the stoneware. _____________________________ I buy, sell, barter, and beg....Zane (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 16

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/3/2006 3:07:39 PM    swizzle   Posts: 1325 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline I was saying start at $65 because I was kinda counting on the price going up a bit. I wasn't sure how much. Do you think he'd be better of ebaying it and setting his reserve at $100 or maybe add it to his own local auction house to see if it'll bring more? I'm glad you corrected me. I'd hate to see someone get less for something then they could have got due to a half-arsed guess. Swizzle (in reply to zanes_antiques) Post #: 17

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/3/2006 4:56:40 PM    huffmnd   Posts: 372 Joined: 8/8/2005 From: Sparta Tennessee Status: offline It would depend a lot on the size of the piece and the condition that it is in once you get all of the rust off of it. If you would like to get a good idea of value post it on ebay for a good size reserve and see how high it goes. There are a lot of collectors out there that would like to have one like it, I know that I would. Here is a pic of one of mine. It isn't as old as the one that you have but I like it. I put a yard stick behind it to show the size. Attachment (1) (in reply to swizzle) Post #: 18

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/3/2006 5:09:16 PM    southern Maine diver Posts: 1436 Joined: 8/13/2005 From: South Berwick, Maine USA Status: offline Hey Soccpacker... Show us some more photos of that "crock" after it's cleaned up...  (and don't soak it too long in the muriatic acid just to get the rust off)  CLR will do a real good job on the rust and it is no where near as dangerous as the muriatic acid.  The crock will actually soak some the muriatic acid up, so make sure you rinse it off good and let it sit in fresh water for an equal amount of time if not longer. If you set it down on a table or painted surface, the acid will bubble up the paint and stain the surface that it sits on.) Anything decorated with cobalt blue paint is worth at least a $100.00 if not more.  I found a decorated butter crock, similar to yours, and got a sweet $175.00 for it from a dealer at a bottle show!!  He in turn, sold it for $250.00  So, clean yours up real well... take photos of all angles, all decorations and the bottom and that will help people identify it, establish an age and make an educated value estimate. Wayne It never rains underwater < Message edited by southern Maine diver -- 12/3/2006 5:10:12 PM > (in reply to huffmnd) Post #: 19

RE: Some kind of Pot - 12/3/2006 8:32:09 PM    Calico   Posts: 64 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: offline I don't know what happened to my last post but it disappeared. I apologize if this repeats. I collect cobalt decorated stoneware and recently sold a wax sealer on Ebay. Mine was from a well known PA potter with a stencil decoration. It also had 2 cracks and the stencil was blurred. It went for $50.00 which is what I expected. The freely applied decoration such as your's usually sell better than stenciled pieces and condition will play a big part. If you can remove the rust and the rest is intact with no damage I would expect it to sell for $100.00 to $150.00. If it had a pottery name or slip decoration such as flowers, animals, etc it would bring more, but most wax sealers didn't have that, they were too small. I'd love to see it after it's been cleaned. Good luck with it ! Here's mine from a few weeks ago: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180046779657 (in reply to southern Maine diver) Post #: 20

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