Vintage Style Cookie Jars, Retro and Farmhouse

New jars in old shapes

These are new jars made to look like the ones on a 1950s counter: farmhouse crocks, a glass jar with a door-knob lid, penny candy jars like the ones in a corner store, retro tins and a vintage-style cow. They give you the look of a flea-market find with a lid that fits and a known maker behind it.

That last part matters. The FDA asks for care with antique and worn pottery, because some old glazes can leach lead into food. A real vintage jar is lovely on a shelf; a new jar in a vintage shape is the one to fill with cookies.

These 18 jars are part of the Cookie Jar range, $8.54 to $199.69 at the last catalog update, so you can set a budget before you pick a shape.

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Vintage-style cookie jars: what people ask

Can you store cookies in a real vintage cookie jar?

Not without knowing the glaze. The FDA warns that antique, worn and handmade pottery can leach lead into food and says washing does not remove it. A home lead test kit tells you more; until then, keep wrapped candy in it, or buy a new jar in a vintage style.

What makes a cookie jar look vintage?

The shape and the finish: a crock with a knob lid, a penny candy jar with a metal cover, a tin with a printed label, a figure like a cow or a barn. These are new jars, made and sold for food.

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