Nostalgia: Collecting Vintage Cookie Jars!

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Ideal for decorating or storing your kitchen utensils, vintage cookie jars are as eye catching as they are functional. I guess you could even store your cookies in them.  Some collectors focus on a specific theme {think  animals or clowns} while others collect from certain potteries {think Shawnee or McCoy}.

{McCoy Bell Pepper Cookie Jar @ Reimagine Furniture on Etsy}

As with all vintage collectibles and antiques, prices vary depending on age, condition and rarity. I've paid as little as $5 for a McCoy 1970s cookie jar without the lid {think flea market, dirty with chip} or you can find some jars priced in the hundreds {think excellent condition, clean, rare and very old}. The key is to educate yourself and know your limits. Speaking of educating yourself, head on over to Muggsey and Mae's Vintage Collectibles  for all you need to know about vintage cookie jars!

 

{American Bisque Vintage Cookie Jar/ Boy Pig with Patch on Pants/ 1950s}

{ Vintage Shawnee Muggsy Dog Cookie Jar with Toothache from Jazz'e Junque Inc.}

Jazz Junque Inc. has the most amazing collection of vintage cookie jars you'll find anywhere. To find more visit her web site Jazz Junque Inc. or her amazing blog...

All photos are used with permission of the individual dealer but that doesn't mean they gave you permission. Please do not lift photos from Back Home Again {the blog} without permission from individual dealers. Thanks so much...

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Comments

[Jazze Junque inc]

Collecting cookie jars are fun pieces of kitchenalia for the kitchen, office and kid's bedrooms. They display well along the wall on shelves. I've been in the cookie jar business since 1989 and it is a lot of fun ~ Mercedes

[Muggsey & May Vintage Collectables]

Cookie jars stir up memories in everyone. I haven't met a person yet that couldn't share a cookie jar story with me. Each jar is unique and full of personality. And just as Mercedes says you should display your collection in every room. Don't limit them to the kitchen, they will compliment any decor.

I received my first cookie jar from my wonderful grandmother when I was 17. It was Shawnee's Muggsy as shown in the photo above at Jazz's Junque. That one I will never part with. Then there is my mom, who has over 5oo jars that we can remember. Wow..I would say she has an addiction. :)

Cindi

[LuAnn Smith]

Thanks so much for stopping in ladies. Your passion for cookie jars puts a BIG smile on my face. Cindi your mom has 500 cookies jars? Where in the world does she store them or is Mercedes your mom? LOL Sorry I couldn't resist. Thanks again ladies! Your blogs and collections are amazing...

~LuAnn