Hull Cookie Jars

Beginning collectors might want to consider looking at some of the Hull cookie jar collection. This is a very affordable collectible for the most part, and they have great characteristics. Many experts feel that collecting Hull is a very sound investment with good appreciation value going forward.

Hull opened business in 1905. It focused on novelties, kitchenware, pottery and stoneware. Most of the cookie jars (and indeed all their products) had a matt finish until the 1950s when more glossy pieces were produced. The company remained operational until 1985.

There are certain classics in the Hull line that are very popular. One is the Red Riding Hood (Small Poppy Chain Flowers Collector Cookie Jar). Hull got assistance from Regal China to produce this cookie jar, which has a nice heft to it. Here, Red Riding hood is featured in a skirt decorated by poppy flowers and golden stars. Her hood has golden trim too, and her basket is wide open ready for goodies. To make sure you’ve found an original of this jar, look on the bottom. It should be marked 967 Hull Ware Little Red Riding Hood Patent Applied for USA. This jar should stand about 13” tall. The most valued of the Red Riding Hoods is a white jar with gold decals which is valued at $1,000.00.

A second beloved Hull cookie jar is the Gingerbread Man. This cookie jar is marked “Hull Copyright Crooksvile, Ohio Oven Proof USA. It stands about 12” tall, and is also one of the more expensive Hulls you’ll find selling for about $500.00.

In the 1940s Hull created an Apple cookie jar. It’s red and yellow with huge green leaves. They made other pieces to match this pattern, including salt and pepper shakers. The apple is just over 8” tall and 8” wide. The only thing to be cautious of is that some reproduction apples came on the market a few years back. Check for the distinctive HULL USA mark on the bottom to insure you have the real deal.

A third hull cookie jar, depicting a duck, actually had several incarnations. Two versions were standing ducks, one white and red and the other all yellow. A third version was a deep red duck laying down so it could double as a casserole dish. Of these three the white and red version seems to appreciate in value most consistently.

There are certainly many other Hull jars on the market for your consideration. You might also want to expand your cookie jars with other Hull novelty items that match, or that simply make you smile.

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