Question: I have three older crocks and two stoneware jugs that are at least a century old. All were made in either New York or New Jersey, and two of the crocks have decorative designs. Are pieces ...

A record-setting 8,000 was the price of this stoneware water cooler. It was auctioned in York, Pa., by Crocker Farm of Riderwood, Md. Stoneware crocks were made to store food or liquids for long or ...

There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics for use in the kitchen, bedroom or farm. Most utensils made in America by the 1800s were made with thick pottery sides in simple ...

Readers of What's it Worth have asked questions about some intriguing old items this time around. Both are American, both utilitarian and each will find value in the marketplace today. Let's go back ...

Fermenting food is a process, and it all begins with the right vessel. Food & Wine / Amazon Fermentation requires very little equipment to get started, but a crock or a jar is essential.

Question: I have enclosed a photo of the mark on an 8-inch-high stoneware crock decorated with two wide cobalt stripes. The crock was given to me by an aunt who insists it is a valuable Roseville item ...

ZANESVILLE - A pottery survivor is expanding, as it has since its founding 15 years ago. Ohio Stoneware, born from the ashes of Robinson Ransbottom Pottery, was founded in 2005 and has expanded ...

As a person who spends ample amounts of time in the kitchen, Ina Garten knows how to create a charming space. The best-selling cookbook author and long-running host of Food Network's "Barefoot ...

For centuries, gardeners have put shards of pottery - "crocks" - at the bottom of plant pots to increase drainage. But a new study has debunked the tradition, writes Tom de Castella. Crocks in pots ...

If you live in Minnesota, you've almost certainly encountered a clay pot from Red Wing. Maybe it was holding umbrellas in someone's home, or it was filled with homemade sauerkraut. Perhaps your family ...