Happening upon a secondhand item with unusually high worth is every thrifter's dream, and there's an unexpectedly valuable piece that every thrifter should be on the lookout for: vintage stoneware ...

Treasure is sometimes hidden in plain sight. That was the case at a home in Nebraska. A 30-gallon stoneware crock had been sitting for decades on the back porch of a Midwestern home, serving as a ...

Readers of What's it Worth have asked questions about some intriguing old items this time around. Both are American, both utilitarian and each will find value in the marketplace today. Let's go back ...

I’ve always been fascinated by old crocks and how something so simple can hold real value. Many people have these vintage stoneware pieces tucked away, unaware they might be worth quite a bit. In this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Up until the 1700s, most stoneware in America was imported from Europe; the British prohibited American potters from making ...

It's an Antiques Roadshow dream come true.

There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics for use in the kitchen, bedroom or farm. Most utensils made in America by the 1800s were made with thick pottery sides in simple ...

“You just can’t imagine that something that’s been sitting on the back porch for almost 30 years brought that kind of money,” Vicki Stepanich tells TODAY.com over the phone. “So it is just kind of ...

secondhand used donated goods on shelves at Goodwill thrift store. - bluestork/Shutterstock Happening upon a secondhand item with unusually high worth is every thrifter's dream, and there's an ...