A cookie jar inspired by the nursery rhyme Hey, diddle diddle manufactured by Roseville Pottery, Ohio, ca. 1955.A cookie jar in the shape of a clock by Abingdon illustrates the 'everyday object' theme of American cookie jars.Storybook character Red Riding Hood cookie jar manufactured by Hull.A rocket ship from American Bisque, ca. 1960. Space themes were popular as the space race began in earnest during the late 1950s.An American Bisque cookie jar using the Funny Animal theme popular in America during the 1950s.
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Cookie Jars

Cookie jars are utilitarian or decorative ceramic or glass jars often found in American kitchens. In the United Kingdom, they are known as biscuit jars or biscuit tins. more...

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While used to store actual cookies or biscuits, they are sometimes employed to store other edible items like candy or dog treats.

Origin and history

Cookie jars, also known as biscuit jars, have been used in England since the latter part of the 18th century. They were often made of glass with metal lids. Cookie jars became popular in the America around the time of the Great Depression in 1929. Early American cookie jars were made of glass with metal screw-on lids. In the 1930s, stoneware became predominant as the material for American cookie jars. Early cookie jars typically have simple cylindrical shapes and were often painted with floral or leaf decorations or emblazoned with colorful decals.

The Brush Pottery Company of Zanesville, Ohio is generally recognized as producing the first ceramic cookie jar. The jar was green with the word "Cookies" embossed on the front. Most cookie jar manufacturers followed Brush's move to ceramics in the late 1930s, and designs became more innovative with figures, fruits, vegetables, animals, and other whimsical interpretations such as the Hull "Little Red Riding Hood" predominating. The golden period for American cookie jar production covers the years from 1940 until 1970, with several manufacturers rising to prominence.

McCoy cookie jars, (produced in Roseville, Ohio) are highly prized among collectors. The company made cookie jars from about 1939 until production ceased in 1987, and the first jar produced ("Mammy") became, in time, one of the most collectible and valuable. McCoy also made a variety of fruit and vegetable jars.

American Bisque of Williamstown, West Virginia is recognized as another top manufacturer of cookie jars. They are particularly distinguished for the many cartoon characters cookie jars.

Other well respected US manufacturers of cookie jars include Red Wing of Minnesota, Metlox of California, Abingdon Pottery of Illinois, and Shawnee Pottery of Ohio.

American cookie jar manufacturers

Abingdon Pottery; American Bisque; Brush Pottery; Hull; Metlox; McCoy; Red Wing; Shawnee Pottery;

American cookie jar themes

Advertising (Coca Cola, Kellogg's); Character (Mammy, Clown); Funny animal (Rabbit in Hat, Pink Poodle); Nursery rhyme/storybook (Cinderella, Red Riding Hood); Holidays and seasons (Christmas, Jack o' Lantern, Snowman); Cultural icons (Elvis, Superman, I Love Lucy); Everyday objects (House, Truck, Butter Churn);

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