McCoy Cookie Jar: Quaker Oats?

[Christine Buchanan-Johnson]

>From: "Gene Gordon" <algen5160@ultinet.net>
>Reply-To: McCoyPottery Online Talk <McCoyPottery-Talk@secure.mia.net>
>To: <McCoyPottery-Talk@secure.mia.net>
>Subject: McCoy Cookie Jar:  Quaker Oats?
>Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 14:03:50 -0400
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>From McCoyPottery-Talk@secure.mia.net Thu Aug 12 10:57:42 1999
>Received: from [206.190.23.202] by hotmail.com (2.1) with ESMTP id 
>MHotMailB97C55F50053D82197DDCEBE17CAC4370; Thu Aug 12 10:57:42 1999
>Received: from ultinet.net by secure.mia.net with SMTP; Thu, 12 Aug 99 
>12:50:51 -0500
>Message-ID: <001301bee4ed$086a0320$5c2f63cf@hbzkf>
>X-Priority: 3
>X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1
>X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3
>Sender: <McCoyPottery-Talk@secure.mia.net>
>Precedence: Bulk
>List-Software: LetterRip 2.1.1 by Fog City Software, Inc.
>List-Subscribe: 
><mailto:requests@secure.mia.net?subject=subscribe%20McCoyPottery-Talk>
>List-Unsubscribe: 
><mailto:requests@secure.mia.net?subject=unsubscribe%20McCoyPottery-Talk>
>
>Good Afternoon:  I'm delighted to have found this web page.  My question 
>concerns a Quaker Oats Cookie Jar that I have.  In The Collectors 
>Encyclopedia of McCoy Pottery, is listed a Quaker Oats Cookie Jar  made for 
>the Quaker Oats Company (1970).  Unfortunately, I was unable to pull any 
>info. on the web regarding this particular piece.  The only difference that 
>I can determine from the this cookie jar is that mine appears to have a 
>different lid handle than the one that appears in the Mccoy Encylopedia.  
>The only markings my Quaker Oats Cookie Jar has is under the lid, the 
>numeral "14", as well as the backside that reads, "Regal China" emobssed on 
>the bottom side,and a recipe for oatmeal cookies .  Is my cookie a real 
>McCoy? or was it perhaps produced by another pottery company for Quaker 
>Oats?  I've had it my possesion for nearly 10 years now.  I would 
>appreciate any feedback if possible.  Thank you for your time and 
>consideration.  Alan

Dear Alan
Your cookiejar is not a McCoy but one made by the Regal China Co. If you 
look in any jar book you will find yours under Regal China.

Chris


_______________________________________________________________
Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

----------------------------------------------------------------------