Gwen and Tig's Cookie Jars
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Welcome to our own little Cookie Jar heaven. This is the view as you walk through our front door. We have been collecting cookie jars now for about 5 years and are close to 200 jars in our home. As you can tell from the picture, we especially love the Character jars with their smiling faces and pleasing personalities. Our soon to be three year old grandson Mason delights in counting the many jars and naming each one as he begins to recognize more and more of the characters. He understands that these are Grandma and Papa's toys and that he can look but not touch! He never hesitates to explain that to other small visitors to our home and quickly leads them to the only cookie jar in the house that truly serve's it's purpose, our Treasure Craft Bonnet Bunny jar on the kitchen counter.
Our adventure in cookie jar collecting began innocently enough. I was driving down a country road one day with nothing special to do (since Tig was on the golf course!) and spied an old country auction house with a sign out front advertising cookie jars, salt and peppers and hens on a nest. I decided it was worth a look and stopped. Once inside I was amazed at the variety of cookie jars that were on display. I knew nothing of the value of any of the jars and was simply amazed at the prices they were bringing. The young girl next to me had a picture book that identified the jars and I began to page through it. Low and behold, there was a picture of the beautiful cookie jar I remember from my childhood, the Brush Baby Elephant with Ice Cream Cone. Unfortunately that was one jar that was not available at the auction that day, but it put a desire in my heart to find one and the quest began. I went home that day with two cheap, less than perfect jars but none the less, the start of my collection. I immediately began educating myself on the history of cookie jars and soon Tig was drawn into it too. We began what has become a passion for us, the hunt for the bargain of the century. Garage sales and auctions are our way of life now. We are happiest when the cookie jar angels are smiling on us and we find a great jar for $5 or less. We have occasionally splurged on an expensive old jar, and have also bought many newer jars that are more affordable. And yes, in January we found our "Holy Grail", the Brush Elephant at a price we could afford and it now holds the place of honor in our curio cabinet.
A little over a year ago, we decided to explore the internet for cookie jar information and happened upon the Mining Co.'s cookie jar site. After a month or so of exploring this site on a regular basis, we logged onto their chatroom one Sunday night and our lives will never be the same! We found there is a whole world of wonderful collectors out there that are as crazy about cookie jars as we are. We have made great new friendships, have met in Nashville for a convention, have traveled to their homes for visits, and have now formed a collector's club.(ACJA) Who know's what new adventures are ahead?
We have pictured here many of our jars for you to enjoy. Thanks for visting our page.
Gwen's e-mail GMMPooh@aol.com
Ron's (Tig) e-mail RPTigger@aol.com
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