Allegheny

Grandma’s cookie jars: Nostalgic trend making a sweet comeback

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop
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Courtesy of Jeffrey A. Poole
The first cookie jars resembled the blue one on the right and originated in England to store biscuits. The cookie jar on the left is known as the Roly Poly Preacher and is from the 1940s. Both are at On the Diamond Antiques in Ligonier.
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Courtesy of Carly McGeever
The duck cookie jar at Rusty Crown by Crown Antique Mall.
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Courtesy of Carly McGeever
A cookie jar with a cow on the front at Rusty Crown by Crown Antique Mall.
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Courtesy of Carly McGeever
A cookie jar shaped like a motorcycle at Rusty Crown by Crown Antique Mall
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Courtesy of Carly McGeever
A cookie jar that looks like a six-pack of Coca-Cola bottles at Rusty Crown by Crown Antique Mall.
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A vintage cookie jar at Diamond Antiques & Gifts in Tarentum
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Some of the cookie jars at Diamond Antiques & Gifts in Tarentum
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Courtesy of E.N. Miller Antique Mall
Cookie jars can represent animals and characters like these at E.N. Miller Antique Mall in Verona.
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Courtesy of E.N. Miller Antique Mall
Some of the cookie jars at E.N. Miller Antique Mall in Verona
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Courtesy of Carly McGeever
Rusty Crown by Crown Antique Mall has an apple cookie jar.

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