Vtg Antique E Swasey & Co Portland Maine 6 Gallon Stoneware Crock Ear Handles NR

This listing is for a lovely two-tone stoneware crock made by E. Swasey & Co of Portland, Maine. It's marked with a "6" which leads us to believe it would hold six gallons. The crock has scuffs and wear including moderate crazing. This listing has no reserve price so don't miss your chance to win!

The winning bidder can pick up this item at our store in Colchester, Vermont to save on shipping charges. All local pickups are subject to 6% Vermont state sales tax.

INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS: before bidding, please check with us to make sure this item can be shipped to your country. If placed in another box, it cannot be shipped to countries that have a USPS size limit of 79" inches length plus girth. These countries include but are not limited to Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, etc.

Some history about E. Swasey & Co from an online repository:

"Eban Swasey was a potter who apprenticed in Exeter NH in the mid-1800s. In 1875 he and his partner, Rufus Lamson, moved to Portland ME and established the Portland Earthen Ware Manufactory, producing redware. Swasey and Lamson eventually went their separate ways, and in 1890 Swasey established E. Swasey & Co. at 273 Commercial Street in Portland.

"In 1897, Swasey's youngest son Perley joined the company, which became a sizeable enterprise by the turn of the century. Eban died in 1906, but the business carried on until finally sputtering out of business in the Depression. The factory buildings are still there on Commercial Street - refurbished and with the "E. Swasey" logos freshly restored on the end of the mill, they serve today as an office park."