Pig Cookie Jars are very popular among vintage collectible cookie jars. Cookie jar collecting is a wonderful pastime for people of any age. The phrase, caught with your hand in the cookie jar, makes you think of warm days in the kitchen with fresh cookies baking then being put neatly away until after dinner. The type of cookie jar varied, but one of the most popular motifs that has remained a collector's item to this day are pigs.
Names in the Business
By far the biggest name connected with pig cookie jars is the Shawnee Pottery company that began in the 1930s in Ohio. Here, the Shawnee factory was able to produce upward of 100,000 ceramic items a day selling them to various firms including notably Sears Roebuck and Company, S.S. Kresge and Woolworth.
This connection to retailes is part of what drove the cookie jar market forward. The very first Smiley pig cookie jar came on the market at a price of $12.00 each. It was cold painted with a blue or red scarf.
Makers Marks
If you're lucky enough to find one of Shawnes's pig jars (or any of their cookie jars for that matter) you want to watch for the most common maker's marks used by the company. These include:
- Patented, Smiley Co., Shawnee, U.S.A.
- USA, 6
- Patented Winnie, Shawnee, USA, 61
- Patented, Mugsey USA
- Patented, Winnie, USA
- Patented, Puss N Boots, USA
A few jars also bore the mark for Great Northern or Kenwood.
Newer Shawnee Cookie Jars
Buyers should be aware that Shawnee Pottery produced cookie jars in the 1990s. These will have different marks than their vintage cookie jars. Specifically the Smiley line will have the year it was produced, the name of the jar, and signatures (it will also note it as a commemorative edition so that you won't be fooled). Unfortunately, of Shawnee's cookie jars the Smiley Pig and Winnie pig are two that have been frequently made into "knock offs."
What you can Expect to Pay
A vintage Shawnee Smiley pig can start around $200, with the average price being about $500. This is because many collectors do not feel their set is complete without them. One of the highest prices ever fetched for a Smiley Pig was $6,750.00 in July 2002. The key to value is condition and whether or not the jar has any gold trimming or unique decals.
By comparison Winnie jars sell for $300 - $800 dollars on average. Like the Smiley Pig, any extra adornment ups the price / value considerably.
Other Names in Pig Cookie Jars
Shawnee was but one of several manufacturers to jump on the animal motif. Other names you might find include Purinton (value for vintage piece about $325.00), Hagen-Renaker (Price around 4,900 for 1950s edition), and more currently Coco Dowley Pig jars for about $70.00. Note that some pig cookie jars come with matching salt and pepper shakers.
Here are the current listings on eBay:
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| Christmas Pig Cookie jar Beautiful colors good condition | |
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| Smiling Pig with Large Polka Dotted Bow Cookie Jar by Potpourri Press 1992 | |
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| VINTAGE SHAWNEE SMILEY PIG COOKIE JAR WITH SHAMROCKS | |
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| VINTAGE SHAWNEE SMILEY PIG SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS 5 1 2 TALL SHAMROCKS GREEN | |
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| Ceramic Pig Cookie Jar | |
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| SHAWNEE POTTERY WINNIE PIG COOKIE JAR TOP PEACH COLLAR | |
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| Vintage Shawnee Pottery Smiley Pig Cookie JarYellow Kerchief Decals Gold trim | |
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| Vintage American Bisque Female Pig Cookie Jar | |
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| Shawnee Cold Paint Smiley Pig Cookie Jar 1940s Vintage Antique | |
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| LID for Pig Ceramic Cookie Jar Los Angeles Potteries 82 LID REPLACEMENT ONLY | |
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| Nice Vintage American Bisque Co Pig Creamer Sugar Bowl | |
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| McCoy Smiley Pig Cookie Jar with Green Shamrocks | |
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| VINTAGE SHAWNEE SMILEY THE PIG COOKIE JAR USA | |
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| Pig cookie jar | |
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| Wonderful Shawnee Pottery Smiley Pig Cookie Jar Cold Painted w Blue Scarf | |
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| Pig Mamma With Piglets Cookie Jar | |
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| 1985 VERY LARGE PIG COOKIE JAR NO RESERVE | |
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| Dressed Pig Cookie Jar | |
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| Pomaireware Clay Pig Cookie Jar | |
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| 1940s Vintage Shawnee Smiley Pig Cookie Jar with Rose Details Rare | |
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| Vintage AP Company PIG COOKIE JAR | |
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| Cute Vintage 50s Pink Pig Cookie Jar | |
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| ANTIQUE SMILEY PIG COOKIE JAR 1940S | |
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| Pig Cookie Jar | |
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| Furrybones Furry Bones Pig Cookie Jar Piggy Skull Skeleton | |
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| Pink Pig Cookie Jar | |
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| Adoreable Smiley Pig Pitcher EC LOOK | |
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| Chef Pig Cookie Jar with pearl matte finish N1 | |
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| Unique collectible Thumb sucking pig cookie jar Ceramic Cute Free shipping | |
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| Vintage KK cookie jar PIG with APPLE BASKET 50s Japan anthropomorphic piglet | |
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| Vintage Shawnee Gold Trim Clover Bud Winnie Pig Cookie Jar USA | |
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| PIG Cookie Jar AMERICAN BISQUE COMPANY Vintage 1950s PIG IN A POKE VG | |
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