![]() She has passed along to them her techniques and the patterns of this wonderful and all-American art form that was born in the misty Blue Ridge Mountains of Tennessee." Their studio name is B & B Pottery, where they can be reached by email at alberstor .īrian Parkinson of Negatha Peterson (Erwin Pottery) Cookie Jars says, "Although she no longer produces pottery, Negatha remains active in promoting local potters, like her dear friends Albert and Betty Story, whose cookie jars carry their B & B Pottery name on their bases. Betty does various designs on her jars and will do custom designs to order. This contemporary Mammy jar was created by Albert and Betty Story of Erwin, Tennessee, both students and good friends of the legendary Negatha Peterson. It is an extremely lifelike jar when you first see it and give it a closer inspection, it does nothing to diminish that "wow" feeling.įor more information on the Rosa Parks jar, contact Roger Lewis. Together they came up with another great Black jar. ![]() ![]() Lewis, who formerly commissioned a Josephine Baker jar, went to A Little Company for the sculpture, designs and crafting of the jar. Lewis reports that she was "just tickled pink" with the results, and you can see why when comparing the jar to pictures of Rosa Parks. When Lewis first approached Parks about doing a cookie jar "sculpture" in her honor, she agreed and the rights were secured. It was a personal tragedy that brought them together where they became acquainted and remained friends. Roger Lewis, Black Memorabilia and Art dealer, was personally acquainted with Rosa Parks for many years. Today Rosa Parks' name is known around the world as the woman who made headlines by not getting up from her bus seat. She wouldn't move from her seat when asked to move to the back of the bus and stand up. More than 50 years ago, Rosa Parks quietly made a statement. All of these things can greatly affect the price realized. ![]() Consideration must be taken into account regarding when an auction was held, images were used, its condition, category and description. Many times bargains can be found at online auctions and at other times a bidding war can cause greatly inflated prices, and those are not always a true value. Prices shown are a combination of book values, online auctions and cookie jar dealers. Note: The prices shown are suggested ranges only. Shelley Buonaiuto said the design was hard to produce and only about 50% of the jars made it out of the molds. McCoy is one of the more popular marks put on the fake jars and should be carefully reviewed before bidding.Īlthough the exact number is not known, very few of these Josephine Baker cookie jars were actually produced. Beware of fakes and reproductions, especially prevalent in Black cookie jars. Vintage items are not eligible for return, but I will work to ensure you are happy with your purchases from me.Collecting Black cookie jars is popular both with Black Memorabilia collectors and cookie jar collectors, a true cross-collectible. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. These would also be a wonderful addition to any collection. This pair would make a wonderful and unique gift for a birthday or baby shower. The Raggedy Andy has some coins inside but the Ann does not. The eye of Raggedy Ann does have a dark spot on it and her leg has some black paint spots that look like they were from manufacturing (see photos). I did an overall cleaning, but they could use some detail cleaning. Overall, these doll banks are in great condition. There is a tag around the neck of the Raggedy Ann that reads: "National Central Bank". The back of each of their neck is also marked and reads: "Royalty Ind. The other foot has a silver sticker that reads: "Creative vinyl products Royalty Industries Inc. The foot of each are marked: "Royalty Ind of FLA inc. They both have a slot on their back for the coins to go in. These banks are plastic, with yarn hair, felt outfits and ribbon for the bows. Vintage Raggedy Ann and Andy banks from the 1970's.
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