This is an antique stoneware crock, likely used for preserving food or storing liquids, featuring an impressed mark for "GEO. W. HELME" and a specific corner address.Stoneware vessels like this one were utilitarian items produced in the 19th and early 20th centuries for functional storage.The exterior may be salt-glazed, a common technique for such durable containers.Similar antique pottery jars have sold at auction for prices ranging from approximately $65 to over $200 depending on size and rarity measures 10 in x 8 in round

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