Lin's Antiques and Collectibles
McCOY POTTERY -- BLACK BARREL COOKIE JAR
$120.00
NOT YOUR EVERYDAY MCCOY COOKIE JAR! THIS IS THE TALL (11 1/4") BARREL COOKIE JAR THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN 1969. HAS "COOKIES" SIGN ON FINIAL AND HAS SOME INMOLD COOKIES ON THE LID. THE COLOR IS BLACK WITH A MATTE FINISH. THE LID HAS GOLD COLOR ON THE WORD "COOKIES" AND ON THE FINIAL. JAR IS MARKED ON BOTTOM: 146, MCCOY (IN CIRCLE WITH LINES), USA. HAS A SMALL PRODUCTION NON-GLAZE ON THE JAR BOTTOM AND INNER DRY RIM ON LID HAS A SMALL (3/16") ROUGH SPOT. AT FIRST GLANCE, IT APPEARS TO BE A DING, HOWEVER, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT HAS SOME BLACK COLOR SO I BELIEVE IT TO BE PRODUCTION. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS JAR, IT APPEARS TO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PAMPERED AND SHOWS NO EVIDENCE OF USE. EXCEPTIONAL.