Collector Cookie Jars

Pottery Guild Elsie The Cow ~Original~ Collector Cookie Jar. She’s in great condition, no chips or cracks, just a couple of minor factory glaze pops. Nice jar! Highly sought after in this condition. One person asked how I knew if this jar is an original. There’s a lot of criteria that you look for when determining if a jar is an original…quality, marks, coloring, size, etc. The original Elsie WAS made by Pottery Guild and they did not mark with the company mark. Most of the reproductions are marked as “McCoy” or some other company name … that is actually no longer belonging to the original company. This jar is the correct height, quality, color. And, after handling cookie jars for over 35 years, its second nature to know which is which and for those out there who have to rely on our honesty, we hope that you will. We’re not an internet auction site where the sellers run free & unchecked. We’re collectors too and this site was developed so that we might be able to help buyers find quality items such as this is for reasonable prices in a safe forum. We have fun collecting, trading and chatting with you and we appreciate your trust & comments. We’re sure you’ll be quite pleased with this jar that we offer here for a fair price…ENJOY! To clean these jars, we highly recommend that you purchase one of our cleaning cloths listed under the “HANDCRAFTED TEXTILES AND POTTERY LINK NEAR THE TOP OF THE HOME PAGE. They’re only $6.99 and crafted entirely by hand. These are soft cloths that will not scratch the surfaces esp for the cold painted jars. If purchased with a jar, there will be no additional shipping fees. If you are so charged for shipping this will be refunded to you if you have purchased one with one of our jars. Please click on the thumbnails to enjoy the view of larger photos of this fine jar then, click “add to cart”!
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Pottery Guild: Dutch Girl Cookie Jar. Nice jar, I really think this is one of the nicer renditions of anyone’s Dutch Girl. Great colors. This is a rather tall jar. Some are marked “Pottery Guild” while others have no stamp at all. This jar is not marked but she’s still Pottery Guild. No chips, no cracks, no repairs. Ready for display! Please click on the thumbnails or use the photo slide show to enjoy a better view of jar, then, click the “add to cart” button!
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Pottery Guild: Borden’s THE Elsie the Cow. This is not a reproduction, it’s the real moo cow advertising for Bordens! On the base reverse it says “Use no hooks” & ”Fragile” on the front it says “Elsie” & “Handle with Care”. Shows off very nicely, but she does have some ouchies on the lid, please see the photos. These are either cracks, repairs or both. But in spite of them, they do not seem to compromise the structural integrity of the lid. Since this portion of the lid where the cracks are sit down below the rim of the base, they are not noticed nor is the chip on the rim of the base noticed when the lid is on. There aren’t any other concerns with this jar. Its definitely a nice piece to show off.
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Pottery Guild: Balloon Lady CJ. Some of these jars were released without the balloons painted; not many but some were. This happens to be one of them! Its a little more difficult to find than the jar with painted balloons. Exc condition, no chips or cracks. Inscribed on the bottom side “Pottery Guild”. Nice jar. Mauve dress / base, white lid/top. Not a reproduction! Please click on the thumbnail to increase the photo size for better viewing.

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Pottery Guild: Nice rendition of Red Riding Hood! No chips, no cracks or repairs. Nice jar! Very desirable! Click on thumbnail to increase photo size for details.

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