Even the most ordinary-looking stoneware crock or jug sitting in a basement or attic could be hiding surprising value. The key is often found in the maker's mark - those small stamps, impressions, or ...

Stoneware crocks were made to store food or liquids for long or short periods of time. They were the Tupperware of the 19th century. Jugs found today originally had cork stoppers. Crocks were covered ...

While I was at an antique shop recently, I stopped to admire a little pint-sized advertising stoneware jug. The piece was one of the little-known jugs marked, "J. Zachary, Rollingstone, Minnesota." ...