Pottery was and is produced in Red Wing, Minnesota, USA, by under various names from 1861 to the present.
Initial start Pottery production was begun by John Paul, a German immigrant potter, in a farm near Red Bull, between 1861 and 1863, using the techniques he had previously learned.
Union Stoneware Company Union Stoneware Company was in production from 1894 to 1906. It is one of the companies that merged to form Red Wing Union Stoneware Company.
Red Wing Union Stoneware Co. Art Pottery In 1926 Red Wing began producing Art Pottery. The first production was of "Brushed Ware." For the first time, each shape was marked with an ink stamped number.
Red Wing Potteries, Inc. Red Wing Potteries, Inc. is the same company as Red Wing Union Stoneware Company. The name changed in 1936 and was retained until the pottery closed in 1967.
RumRill Art pottery by Red Wing RumRill Art pottery, founded by
George Rumrill, was made by Red Wing from 1933 to 1937. George Rumrill was an art pottery designer & salesman who contracted with Red Wing to make his art pottery. RumRill shapes were numbered from 50 to 677.) From 1938 to 1941 RumRill pottery was made in Ohio and possibly by Shawnee Pottery, Gondor Pottery and Florence Pottery in Mount Gilead, OH
Art pottery by Red Wing In 1938 Red Wing began producing art Pottery under its own name. For several years they remarked existing RumRill shapes
Red Wing Dinnerware Dinnerware was made by Red Wing from 1935 to 1967. More than 100 hand decorated patterns were produced. View pictures of all the dinnerware patterns at Golden State Red Wing's Learning page For detailed Red Wing dinnerware information see Red Wing Pottery was formed in 1967 when Richard A. Gillmer (the last President of Red Wing Potteries) purchased the company from the other shareholders during liquidation. The company operated primarily as a retail business until 1996 when the third generation of the Gillmer family began production again with a smaller output than the company had in its early boom years. In 2013 Bruce and Irene Johnson purchased the company to be run as a family business and located in Red Wing. ==Samples of wares==