Well it is yard sale time here in NJ and this was my first buy of the season. The person I bought it from was a flea market dealer selling from her garage who said she had several of these from her parents farm and this was the one she held on to. I paid 5 bucks for it. I can find little information about Schorn and Brower except that they were a merchant at the address on the crock. Do you think it was a good buy for today's sluggish market? I never bought one before in all my years, believe it or not. It measures 71/2 x 5 1/2 inches. It held 5 pounds and there is a 5 cent deposit if I return it.