These Charming Vintage Cookie Jars Are Worth Top Dollar
While many of us probably store our cookies in a cookie tin or Tupperware container, vintage cookie jars are still very much a thing in homes across the country. For collectors of vintage kitchenware, retro cookie jars are a prized find that can often command impressive prices. Let’s take a look at some quirky antique cookie jars that are surprisingly valuable.
1. American Bisque Baby Huey Cookie Jar
Aww, Baby Huey. The giant duckling was a popular cartoon star in the 1950s, and appeared on plenty of merchandise — including a now-pricey American Bisque cookie jar. This gem sold for $1,200, which makes me wonder if crumbly cookies should be the last thing stored in here.
2. Shawnee Cottage Cookie Jar
Shawnee Pottery, an American pottery company that operated from 1937 to 1961, is known for its eye-catching designs. Glazed inside and out, some Shawnee jars — like this Shawnee cottage cookie jar — can command prices in the high hundreds.
3. Shawnee Puss n Boots Cookie Jar
Another coveted Shawnee item, this adorable Puss n Boots cookie jar touts a cat with a gold bow, a bird-adorned hat, and floral-printed boots. Some have sold for around $200, while others went for as much as $12,000.
4. Brayton Laguna Pottery Coachman Cookie Jar
This rare, ceramic cookie jar was made by Brayton Laguna Pottery at the time of “Pinocchio”‘s release, and features the Coachman, a sinister character who lures boys to Pleasure Island where they are turned into donkeys. Due to a short production run, this cookie jar is exceedingly valuable. A version with a red cloak recently sold for $3,500, while one with a green coat sold for $1,800.
5. RRP Co. The Cow Jumped Over the Moon Cookie Jar
This adorable cookie jar is a 1950s collectible from RRP Co., a Roseville, Ohio, pottery company. Featuring a smiling moon, a cat and a fiddle, a dish and a spoon, and a lid that depicts a cow jumping over the moon, this cookie jar is a true ceramic representation of the “Hey Diddle Diddle” nursery rhyme. The collectible can fetch upwards of $300.
6. Lefton Baker Boy Cookie Jar
Who wouldn’t want to store their cookies in this charming cookie jar? Made in the 1950s, this ceramic and porcelain jar is an antique collector’s dream, especially if you collect vintage kitchenware. Some are currently on sale for roughly $380.
7. Holt Howard Pixie Elf Cookie Jar
Part of Holt Howard’s Pixieware collection, this quirky, mid-century modern cookie jar is a real find for anyone who already has Pixieware’s salad dressing jars, cherry jars, and other items from the collection. Prices for this jar hover around $300.
8. Gibbs-Conner Brooklyn Dodgers Cookie Jar
Baseball fans, this one’s for you. The Brooklyn Dodgers cookie jar depicts cartoonist Willard Mullin’s character of a “Brooklyn Bum,” as the Dodgers came to be known during a decades-long slump. With a baseball cap for a lid, this cookie jar has sold for upwards of $850.
9. Glenn Appleman Vintage Car Cookie Jar
There are a few versions of this auto-themed cookie jar out there, from a Ford Fairlane to a Buick to a Packard convertible. If you make it a mission to collect them all, it’ll cost you: Some of these car jars sell for around $600.