[Mccoypottery-talk] Identification of McCoy Cookie Jars

[Barbara Griffin]

Brenda, I have the Nichols book and it shows the Raggedy Ann was made in
1972-75 and is marked USA and probably 151.  We sold all our jars and most
of our pottery (kept lamps and misc) so I can't look at the actual jar to
tell you what it says.
The Milk Can (Spirit of 76) with eagle decal was made in 1973-75, and is
markedMcCoy USA LLC and probably 333.
Hope this helps.  Maybe someone with the actual jars can tell you what
their's say.
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brenda Jo Cox" <bjc@texas.net>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 9:19 AM
Subject: [Mccoypottery-talk] Identification of McCoy Cookie Jars


> Hello:
>
>     Thanks for the responses.  Chiquita, I guess I'm looking for the
> "complete" book (that identifies what mark is suppose to be on the
> bottom) because I'm very unsure about whether something is a McCoy or
> not.  I believe Marie indicated the Nichols books tells you this.  For
> example I went "teaking" Saturday and I found what I thought was two
> McCoy Cookie Jars.  According to the dealer they were.  One was the
> Spirit of 76 Cookie Jar which was marked USA. The other was a strawberry
> which looked like the old strawberry with its little hat on almost
> straight (and the dealer said it was the "old" strawberry).  The
> strawberry didn't have a mark.  When I got home, I began to think about
> this and thought that if it was the old one it probably should have been
> marked.  Am I right?  The NHN book doesn't tell you what mark the jar
> should have.  I looked at the Sanford's book yesterday, Sunday, and it
> doesn't look like they tell you what mark (or no mark) should be on it
> either.  Is there anywhere (web site, book, etc.) which will just tell
> you whether the jar should be marked and with what mark.  If not could
> such a list be made and posted at this site?  Ya'll sound very
> experience and knowledgeable and it would be tremendously helpful for
> beginners like me.  For example I saw a Raggedy Ann doll on a trip to
> Indiana recently.  It was $125.00 and in perfect condition.  I didn't
> buy it, however, because it didn't have a mark.  Does the raggedy ann
> doll jar have a mark?  If so what is it.  So far I've bought 8 jars and
> I'm thinking one is a fake (the strawberry) and the other may not be
> McCoy because it's not in the NHN book (it's a little fire red jar that
> has big spoke wheels on the opposite sides that are painted with gold
> paint and almost looks like a little pot belly stove or engine).
> Although both the possible fake and red jar are cute, I'm frustrated
> with myself for making the mistake.  Thanks. BJ
>
>
>
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