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The information presented here has been gleaned from vintage Red Wing brochures, catalogs, price lists and internal documents as well as trade journals and magazines. In this discussion, a “pattern” is a dinnerware set in a particular shape with a unique hand painted design or color scheme. A “line” is a group of patterns that share the same shapes but have different hand painted designs or colors. Some of the introduction and exit dates presented have not been verified because of gaps in available documentation; when uncertain an estimated date is provided. The end point of a pattern can be difficult to ascertain. In the 1940s and 1950s a discontinued pattern no longer appeared on price lists; in the 1960s patterns that were no longer in production remained on price lists as “limited stock” with only a few pieces listed. Here a pattern is considered to be discontinued when a full range of items was no longer available and orders were limited to remaining stock.

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Additional documentation sought!

Terry and Larry are looking for additional vintage Red Wing documents to fill the gaps in our timeline.  We are particularly interested in price lists dated 1941 to 1948, 1953, 1955, and 1964.  If you have access to such documents and are willing to share a photocopy, please contact Terry or Larry or _____ (website, newsletter).