[Mccoypottery-talk] Re:Violin Wall pocket and Mr. Peanut Cookie Jar

[Jo Jewell]

I buy from www.collectorbooks.com.  My friends and I order together to get
the 6 book discount. We do not have a business and they have never asked so
I guess it's alright. You can mix and match the 6 books, they don't all have
to be the same. Just wanted to share the little knowledge I have. Thanks, Jo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty F. Nelson" <bettyfnelson@mchsi.com>
To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Mccoypottery-talk] Re:Violin Wall pocket and Mr. Peanut Cookie
Jar


> Madonna, I remember a short few years ago when I ask the same question.
> What is this HNH that was used and I imagine there are some 'lurkers' out
> there that only read that don't know either.  H. stands for Bob Hanson, N.
> stands for Craig Nissen, H.is for Margaret Hanson.  The 3 of them
> co-authored 3 of the best reference books on the single subject of McCoy.
> It gives the thumbnail history of the company, the various fires, changes
of
> ownership and finally the closing.  If you are really curious about
Chiquita
> just buy the books and you will get to see her.  I have no problem with
> Chiquita being in my book but I do wish they had left their dogs, related
> babies and lots of ferny foliage and junk that hide part of what I bought
> the book for.  That is just my own gripe with the lay out of the books.  I
> suppose there might have been people that have bought the books to look at
> Fergie the dog but I know of 3 sets they didn't sell because of people
that
> felt even stronger than I about having the unwanted material.  Any way I
got
> on one of my rants.  The books are available from any good book store.  If
> they are not on the shelf you should be able to have them order them.  I
> know they are online at Amazon.com and I will just do a small commercial
for
> Schroeder publishing.  They are the ones that put out the wonderful yearly
> price guide to antiques and collectables.  I just went to
> www.collectorbooks.com. and found that I am going to treat myself to a
> birthday present tomorrow and join their 'membership' list to have access
to
> the library of information on line.  I clicked on their best sellers and
> found all 3 of the HNH books.  The names are McCoy Pottery Volume I  McCoy
> Pottery Volume II -Collectors Reference & Value Guide and the third one is
> called the Encyclopedia of McCoy I think.  The Volume II has a list of all
> the cookie jars and also a list of the top 100 findables.  The 3rd has an
> index of all 3 volumes and tells the years the item was manufactured.  It
> also has many many of the old catalog pages where you can see how much
they
> were a dozen back when.  There is a printable order blank on the Collector
> Book site.  I did not print it but I think you have to be some sort of
> 'business', like a flea marketer or constant shopper or something of the
> sort to order from them and I believe there is a minimun of 6 book order.
I
> could easily find a dozen books I would love to have.  Need or afford is a
> different subject.
>
> I do not know how long the copy cat companies have been doing their
damage.
> I do know that on many of the wallpockets people have thought they had a
> McCoy or some other well known name and what they have is a cermic piece.
> Many of the cermic molds are similar.  There are pictures of the violin
> wallpocket in every HNH book but none mention cold paint (surface paint
> applied cold and never fired) so if you have peeling off paint it was no
> doubt done after it left the factory.  All of the other are listed at a
> lesser price than the white and gold.
>
> Sorry for the length of this but hope it will help on the books.   Betty
the
> Okie from Iowa
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Madonna Kay Webb" <butcherholler1@classiconline.net>
> To: <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
> Cc: <bettyfnelson@mchsi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 9:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mccoypottery-talk] Re:Violin Wall pocket and Mr. Peanut
Cookie
> Jar
>
>
> > Betty
> > I have a couple questions,  I am new to this and I don't know what HNH
> is??
> > I believe this violin wall pocket has been painted over it appears to
have
> > white and pink under gold paint.  The paint is not in good shape on this
> > wallpocket but there are no chips or cracks.  They were my mothers I
found
> > them all wraped in newspaper and when I was unwrapping them the part of
> the
> > paint came off and exposed the paint or color under the gold paint that
> > appeared to cover the whole violin.  I have two of them.
> > Thanks
> > Madonna
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Betty F. Nelson <bettyfnelson@mchsi.com>
> > To: mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com
> > <mccoypottery-talk@lists.mccoypottery.com>
> > Date: Sunday, December 08, 2002 3:31 PM
> > Subject: [Mccoypottery-talk] Re:Violin Wall pocket and Mr. Peanut Cookie
> Jar
> >
> >
> > >I am sorry that I hit the delete button so I can't use anyones name but
I
> > >have checked in my
> > >books and I have found the Violin wallpocket.  It is on page127 of HNH
> Vol
> > >II it is shown in a
> > >"unusual color" white with gold trim.  It is from the mid 50's and
don't
> I
> > >wish I had the one mom had on her wall in the mid 50's, its value is
> given
> > >as $150-200!!
> > >It says it should be 10 1/4" tall.  It also says it should be marked
> McCoy.
> > >There have been many wallpockets copied, are you sure yours don't have
a
> > >mark on it?  I hope you do have.
> > >
> > >There is a peanut McCoy cookie jar.  You have to use your imagination
to
> > >even try to imagine what made them call this a peanut.  No resemblance
to
> a
> > >Planters Mr Peanut.  Don't even look like a peanut, it is a yellow jar
> that
> > >says Cookies on it' but the index of all McCoy cookie jars in Vol.II
HNH
> it
> > >is called a peanut and you can see it on page 281.  I wasn't impressed
> and
> > I
> > >didn't even write down the value but I believe it was $40-50.
> > >
> > >Hope that helps some.    Betty the Okie in Iowa.   (I have no McCoy to
> > >sell.)
> > >
> > >
> >
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