pottery

[robert murray]

hi i was wandering does any one here keep the broken pottery thay find or am i the only one.i live in the anna illinois area famouse for its pottery and i have a few hundred poulds of broken pottery i have kept.

 

[towhead]

I actually had a piece that was supposed to have come from the Loggers that went behind my house in the late 1800's! -Julie

 

[diggerdirect]

I have several stoneware restorers who regularly check in to see what broken pottery I've carted home. Any decent piece (by that I mean marked, decorated or unusual form) that has 70-80% of its pieces comes home, rarer pieces can be missing half or more of the pieces and still pays to cart 'em out. Also all the handles, ears, tops & c. Some times I might make only a few bucks, other times (& it has happened more than I care to admit,lol) the busted stoneware brought more than the bottles that were found. Over the course of a digging season it really adds up.

Al

 

[swizzle]

I've always kept mine. I haven't gotten anything great yet but one of the shards goes to a crock that's worth over $800. I've gotten a lot of nice blue pieces. Birds, flowers and such. If you can't find enough of it to put it together then they still make nice garden pieces. Swiz

 

[Fuzzie0711]

I save any pottery will interesting design or wording. Finding alot of jug tops and crock covers but still waiting to find a whole one. I use them as decorative "fillers" in my bottle collection.

 

[robert murray]

wow thats cool i thought i was the only one. i have a piece that my dad found and gave to me for my b-day and its worth over a 1000 with chips in it.