McCoy Collector

START OF AN ADDICTION !

A few years ago my family and I went to an antique show in Toledo, Ohio, and I happened to pick up three Indian hand-made pots that caught my eye. I also happened to mention that, since we are from Ohio, we should probably check out the pottery that was made in Ohio. I picked up some books, looked up some facts, and several weeks later, found a McCoy cookie jar at a local flea market. It was only $1.25, so we bought it. We also bought some books on McCoy cookie jars and other McCoy pottery. The following week, we found more, and then, began actively looking for anything marked McCoy.
Many flea markets, antique stores and garage sales later, I now have around 150 McCoy cookie jars, about 100 other pieces of McCoy pottery, and a husband who is the reigning authority on anything McCoy, including the market value, year made, and, believe it or not, what pieces we actually own, and what we do not!
Once we actually delved into this interesting Ohio company, we had to travel to see what is left of the old factory, and get a feel for the little town where so much of the population worked. You see the individuality in each piece, especially the cold painted articles, where each worker added or subtracted decoration and added their own interpretation.
It isn't the most expensive pottery by any means, but it is one of the most unique, as far as I am concerned.







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