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Vintage 1930s American Bisque Cookie Jar, "Fluffy the Cat." This is an absolutely wonderful, in near perfect condition, American Bisque Cookie Jar for the collector. An overview of the history of this potter's cookie jars is provided below. A highlight of ABC cookie jars were their vibrant coloring.

Measurements: 6"H x 12"D

Condition: Used/Very Good for Age - No chips or cracks, some crazing in the glaze. Clean interior.

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American Bisque Cookie Jar History*

"American Bisque cookie jars are second only to McCoy Potteries in the number produced. It started in business during WWI in Williamstown West Virginia in 1919 as a Kewpie doll manufacturer as these were prohibited from being imported from Germany during that time. They later expanded to the production of lamps, planters and vases, bowls, serving dishes, ashtrays, kitchenware, and eventually the colorful cookie jars valued by collectors today.

In 1937 the plant was flooded, by the Ohio River. After being reopened it was struck by fire and completely destroyed in 1945. The plant had to be entirely rebuilt from scratch. Years of decline and a sagging market forced American Bisque to be sold in 1982, to Bipin Mizra who operated the plant as American China Company for the sole production of airline chinaware. However in 1983 to doors of the American Bisque factory closed for good.

Very few American Bisque cookie jars are solid colors. They shied away from fruits and vegetables, too, opting instead for a vast array of airbrushing colors and designs that favored animals, people and cartoon characters. Today many collectors cherish the more detailed designs and relief of American Bisque cookie jars over McCoy.

Identifying American Bisque cookie jars can often be frustrating. In most cases they did not mark their jars with anything other than a simple "USA", or occasionally a number. Others were marked with the abbreviation "A.B. Co.". Some jars left the plant with paper labels that have long since disappeared. However you can usually identify American Bisque cookie jars by their unique large wedge shapes on the bottoms." *Courtesy of The Old Cookie Jar Shop