Item 13193
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 1 Gallon Stoneware Butter Crock made by "Hamilton and Jones, Greensboro, PA." 
 
This is the work of Frank Hamilton and John Jones who worked in Greensboro, Pennsylvania from 1865 to 1897 (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 154-157). 
 
Circa 1870, this beauty features a Grooved Rim for Ease of Tying a Waxed Paper or Cloth Cover Over the Top, and the Company Advertising Stenciled on the Front.  The stencil is complete and crisp.  Measures 7" tall and 8 1/4" wide across the top.
 
Very Good Condition.  Two chips inside the rim (1/4", 7/8") and one outside (1 3/4").  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration. 
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE
 
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