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    Posted 2 years ago

    kwqd
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    This bean pot is 5" high x 7" widest diameter. It is not marked by a maker. It holds 2 quarts, filled to the brim with water. What appears to be extensive chipping on the lid and rim of the pot is predominately gaps in the glaze. There is very little chipping to the lid or rim of the pot. Inside the pot, there is a lump of rust, probably caused because an iron spoon was left sitting in the pot for an extended period of time. It is currently soaking with some CLR and water to see if that will remove the rust.

    Guessing that this is a 19th century pot, maybe even older, probably locally made. I cannot explain why it is so roughly made. Making well glazed, serviceable pottery has never been particularly difficult, I think, even in less developed areas. This pot is definitely serviceable but it is not particularly pretty. I suspect that a few hundred pounds of baked beans have been made in this pot.

    Instead of doing something productive this morning, I decided to go to a couple of thrift shops to do a survey to see how many bean pots there were for sale. There were a couple of pots in each store, all newer except for this one. I did not really go with the intent to buy another pot, just curious to see if they are as common as I had thought, and I found that they are very common. These are just not used anymore, replaced by canned beans and crockpot cookers, so it is likely that generations of these pots have been showing up in thrift shops for the past few decades. Not sure how cost effective it is to cook in these now as cook time varies from 3-12 hours.

    I have basically been just overlooking these until I came across the older pot that I posted recently. Guessing pots this old are a bit less common and it was only $6 after my discounts, so it followed me home.

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    1. Vynil33rpm Vynil33rpm, 2 years ago
      Good Show ‘oL Bean:~>
    2. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      LOL. Thanks for the comment, Vynil33rpm!
    3. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks for loving my old bean pot Jenni, PhilDMorris, blunderbuss2, fortapache, dav2no1, Kevin and Vynil33rpm!
    4. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks for checking out my antique bean pot Blammoammo and Cisum!

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