sand glazed crock

richf · Mar 11, 2007

Nice find!
I always wonder why people threw these away. What bottles did you find?
Rich

baltbottles · Mar 11, 2007

HI Nice Crock it is what is called Salt Glazed Stoneware. During the firing of the crock once the kiln had reached the correct temperature the potter would shovel rock salt into the kiln. The high temperature about 2300 degrees F. was enough to vaporize the salt into a highly reactive gas, which would react with the clay creating a very shiny and hard glaze. I would say your crock was made in the Midwest around the 1870s

Chris

epgorge · Mar 11, 2007

The date could be hard to figure. I would look at the ages of the other findings at the level it was dug, give or take twenty years.

1926/07 · Mar 11, 2007

Thanks for the input everyone. It is a cool piece. It is the only crock type we have found amongst all the bottles,although we have found many remnants in a million pieces.
Regards, Ed

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