Picture Gallery of Pottery and Jars

Star Jars was a short-lived company that produced amazing jars.

Cahokia Creatives - The Making of a Pottery Cookie Jar

Rick Wisecarver's primitive style may not appeal to all collectors, but to those who do like his jars, be prepared to pay for the privilege.

Some collectors will only look for particular breeds of dogs, but cookie jar collectors might like any dog jar regardless of breed.

Betsy Cookie Jars by Betty Story - Blue ridge pottery jars

Collecting Pottery by JD James Cookie Jars

One of the more prolific producers of cookie jars, American Bisque jars are well-made, heavy jars and an asset to any collection. There are numerous jars to choose from, including many licensed pieces, with prices ranging from $50. to over $1000.

Large well-made and heavy jars are typical of the Treasure Craft brand.

Collecting Jars from the Happy Memories Cookie Jar Company

A Perfectly Wonderful Christmas Store -- Christmas Cookie Jars 2000

Ernie the cute little Keebler elf is the star of numerous cookie jars, check them out.

The most prolific advertising company jars in the past few years have been Coke jars. There have been literally dozens made. Lots of polar bears, coke cans, trucks and racing cars have all been depicted as a cookie jar.

Looking good enough to eat are the two Dairy Queen cookie jars. It will have you ready for your ice cream fix!

As an advertising cookie jar collector, these were must-haves for my collection, but they did prove hard to find. Perhaps even rare!

Collecting Black cookie jars

Although many of them might not appeal to character cookie jar collectors, they are certainly worth a look or two! The Nick & Nora Home Designs are available through Boston Warehouse and has several fun lines

Boyds' Bears Country Store has a few exclusive cookie jars -- Mason, Dixon and two Razzbearies jars.

Braums Advertising Cookie Jars

Certified International has a new product line designed by Susan Winget. The Ladies in Red is a wonderful look.

One of the most popular and prettiest Little Red Riding Hood jars is the Hull Little Red Riding Hood. The design patent was issued in 1943 to Louise Bauer of Zanesville Ohio. The jar were produced by Hull as "blanks" and then sent to be decorated by the Regal China and Novelty Co in Chicago. But there are many more jars made in the Little Red Riding Hood likeness.

Collecting M and M Cookie Jars

The ever popular and always crabby Maxine has been made into several different editions of cookie jars. Explore them all now!

Metlox Potteries was in business from 1927 through 1989, and produced cookie jars from the 1950s on.

Department 56 newest creation, a great looking penguin cookie jar.

From your About.com Guide, Check out my Donald Duck collectibles and jars.

Disney Auctions limited edition jars are popular and they too can bring more than double the issue price for the more popular characters. Shown here are limited edition jars from Disney Auctions. Jars are typically limited to a production run of 250 or 350. Occasionally Disney will offer a prototype jar for sale that can sell for anywhere from...

All the Disney galleries combined in one place, check out the jars in alphabetical order from Alice in Wonderland to Winnie the Pooh.

Disney has licensed numerous jars, including exclusives available only at the Disney stores.

REtro Christmas cookie jars new for 2005

Girl Scout Cookies and Jars

Kellogg's Star Wars Cookie Jars

King Kong cookie jar from Omnibus.

Leprechaun Cookie Jars

It's a confusing genealogy -- trying to figure out the true and accurate history of the Louise Bauer Little Red Riding Hood jar. Is it a Hull, Regal or Royal China and Novelty Company? Although not all the answers are known, hopefully this article will be a start!

McCoy Cookie Jar Gallery: Pictures and Values

Collecting Mickey Mouse jars -- a true cross-over collectible.

Purinton Pottery Pig Cookie Jar

From your About.com Guide, 25 different Raggedy Ann Cookie Jars from my personal collection.

Russ Berrie The Diner Collection Jerry Berta artist designed exclusively for Russ

Although everything "Shawnee" is collectible, the cookie jars are especially popular.

Fantastic looking, new Star Wars jars from Cards Inc. The Collector Zone is the retail outlet for Cards, Inc.

Everyone smiles when they see a cookie jar collection! Many are transported back to their grandma's kitchen and getting home baked cookies from that special jars. And that's how many jar collections get started, collecting their childhood memories!

Treasure Craft, no longer in business, made terrific cookie jars -- this Winnie the Pooh cookie jar was one of their later pieces.

Don Winton's twin winton jars are very distinctive -- most had a light brown stain, lighter than the California Originals or Treasure Craft pieces.

Winnie the Pooh Cookie jars and collectibles.

Brayton Laguna Coachman Jar one of the jar ones

The cookie jar auction of Carol Seman and Dan Eggert Collection Auction

Harry Potter Bertie Botts Cookie Jar issued by Warner Bros in 2001

Carmen Miranda Cookie Jar

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