Posted 7 months ago
cooper955
(1 item)
My mom found this and Id like to know what year this was made and what it is worth it is a very interesting piece thanks zack
-
Fashion
Fashion Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
-
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
Just as underclothes are shielded from public view, the evolution of men's most intimate apparel is shrouded in secrecy. But the story of men's underwear is about more …
-
-
Design
Design Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
-
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
-
-
Machines
Machines Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
-
Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
“When I got this sword, it was completely covered in blood rust.” Sword maker Francis Boyd is showing me yet another weapon pulled from yet another …
-
-
Culture
Culture Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Have you heard? There’s a new swell in town named Gatsby, and he’s bringing flapper flair back into fashion. Baz Luhrmann’s latest cinematic spectacle—his take on “Th…
-
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
-
-
Collectibles
Collectibles Categories
Breaking Vintage News
-
Forget TV Pickers, Meet the Real Mavericks of the Antiques World
Long before Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz swaggered into the spotlight with "American Pickers," writer Maureen Stanton …
-
Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
The memes are endless—Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, Keyboard Cat, Maru, and all the Lolcats. Last year even witnessed the first ever Internet Cat Video Fe…
-
Piggy BanksPiggy banks get their name from an orange-colored clay called pygg, which w…
Hamms Beer MemorabiliaWhen a German immigrant named Theodore Hamm purchased the Excelsior Brewery…
I believe to think it was made in 1955 from the little i have found
Was it the same one as this or different this one has the blue border around it and is suppose to be really rare thanks
The blue bordered bear is harder to find than the red lettered version.If you need to know more,email/contact me through ibuyoldbeer.com.
Hi,
Nice piece! I can tell you that your Hamms Bear Bank is valued between 3-500 according to the Red Wing Collectors Society art potttery experts Rose and Steve Splittgerber.
In addition to the bear bank. Red Wing also made a popcorn bowl set and mugs for the Hamms Company.
Here is a link to learn more about the popcorn set:
http://www.redwingcollectors.org/ask_the_experts/dinnerware/hamms-beer-popcorn-set
Krug set:
http://www.redwingcollectors.org/ask_the_experts/dinnerware/hamms-krug-club-mug
This link has a great photo of the popcorn set:
http://www.redwingcollectors.org/ask_the_experts/dinnerware/hamms-brewing-company-set
Please let us know if you have more questions about these pieces of Red Wing.
Stacy Wegner
Executive Director, RWCS