Stoneware shoulder jugs

[Forty Rod]

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I just recieved a pair of nice jugs from Crazy Crow.  These are like the old fashioned likker jugs, cream color on the bottom, medium brown on top, glazed inside and out.

I got one gallon jug and one half gallon jug and two more gallon jugs for a friend.

Made in China (isn't everydamnthing anymore?), but look really good unless they are full of lead or cadmium or something.

[Singing Bear]

Good grief.  Made in China?  They are nice though, but I wouldn't use them to drink out of until I check with CC first.  So far, they sound okay, but you never know.  They've lied to or fooled other importers, so why should this be any different.  The way I see it, this IS WWIII.  They're just doing it silently by poisoning us with alll the junk we have them make for us.   

[Forty Rod]

I found a lead test kit and will buy one tomorrow.  May end up being decorative, though.  I'll let everyone know.

[Cookie]

Yes, please let us know. I saw those same jugs and was very interested.

Just out of curiosity, where'd you pick up the testing kit? Given that they're finding lead in everything from pajamas to dog food nowadays, that sounds handy.

[Forty Rod]

Homax Lead Check at Lowes in the paint department, under $6.00 for two swabs.

Easy to use and independent sources rate Homax products as top of the line.

[River City John]

Here is another source, American made, that is reasonably priced.
http://www.jhendersonartifacts.com/pagecatalog.html

RCJ

[Tascosa Joe]

http://www.marshallpottery.com/ 

This is another source of quality pottery.  They can custom make anything you want.  For the most part they are not too pricey.

[Forty Rod]

All kinds of jugs out there.  I have what I need, but keep 'em coming.  I can't be the only guy in the country who needs jugs.  I'll probably get some of these others just because.

Thanks, folks.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Forty, a pard like you should have an American made jug, don't ya think.

[Forty Rod]

I probably will have one of these times, but I can't find anyone in this country who makes the brown-over-cream shoulder jugs I want.

I have two originals, but neither one holds water any more and there is no way to patch them.

[Tascosa Joe]

I remembered another place.  Westmorland Pottery in Seagrave, NC.  There are 20 or so potters working around Seagrave, some to modern, some traditional.  Westmorland does 18-19th century reproductions, great quality but not cheap.

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Perhaps I have been seardchin for the wrong set of ... aww nevermind ... lead you say?

[Forty Rod]

Whole slew of potters in and around that area of NC.

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Forty Rod,

How 'bout these?

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=4686-000-002&Store_Code=CCTP&search=shoulder+jugs&offset=0&filter_cat=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=&sort=&range_low=&range_high=

BTW, have the best with the GLB ...

['Monterrey' Jack Brass]

RCJ - Thanks for that link. I was looking for a source for stock/unadorned 1600s era pottery 'belly' mugs and now have it thanks to you.

Brass

[Forty Rod]

Forty Rod,

How 'bout these?

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=4686-000-002&Store_Code=CCTP&search=shoulder+jugs&offset=0&filter_cat=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=&sort=&range_low=&range_high=

BTW, have the best with the GLB ...

That's the ones I got, one gallon jug and one half gallon jug and I got two one-gallon jugs for a friend.

[WaddWatsonEllis]

That's what I get for not reading the whole thread before posting .... but please let me know about the lead content, 'cause they would be perfect for the historic reenactors I volunteer with ....

[Forty Rod]

My home lead test kit showed NO lead at all...and they're even Chinese.

Check Crazy Crow's catalog on line they have about four sizes, maybe five.  Gallon, half gallon quart, pint, half pint?

Price isn't bad, but it costs about the same to ship four as it does to ship one.  Be careful.

Also check some of the other links above.  They don't have shoulder jugs, but jugs they got in abundance, many very authentic to the period.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

Forty Rod,

How 'bout these?

http://www.crazycrow.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=4686-000-002&Store_Code=CCTP&search=shoulder+jugs&offset=0&filter_cat=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=&sort=&range_low=&range_high=

BTW, have the best with the GLB ...

    I've got two of these same jugs, Got them over thirty five years ago, and they were old then, got them at an antique shop in Julian California, that little mountain town had lots of collectibles, I'm sure they still do, you might want to take a nice drive up there Forty, it's makes for a nice day looking around, and they have the best home made apple pie there ever was, and it's made by several women that live there year around, after talking about this, I think I'll talk my wife into making another trip there in the future.

        tEN wOLVES 

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Fuggetabout the bottles ... sounds like the apple pie would be worth the trip, and if the bottles were there that would just be added fun ....

[Forty Rod]

    I've got two of these same jugs, Got them over thirty five years ago, and they were old then, got them at an antique shop in Julian California, that little mountain town had lots of collectibles, I'm sure they still do, you might want to take a nice drive up there Forty, it's makes for a nice day looking around, and they have the best home made apple pie there ever was, and it's made by several women that live there year around, after talking about this, I think I'll talk my wife into making another trip there in the future.

        tEN wOLVES 

Let me know when and I'll see about Shawna and me meeting you there.