Featured Shawnee "Corn King" Cookie Jar

I didn't sell this when I moved, although a man that I know is a local dealer came to one of my moving sales. He saw it and offered me $20. I turned him down. I've seen them on eBay asking upwards of $50 without the lids. It's in pristine condition. If a dealer offers $20, he probably figures it's worth at least $100.

 

that should be in every Cornhuskers home !!!!!

 

That is a beauty

 

I have what I think of as my corn shrine in the kitchen. The pieces are John Cusack's* design for McCoy. The nucleus of my little collection is a lidded jar my grandmother used to keep salt on the the kitchen counter, for when she needed a pinch.

*My mental librarian is telling me that it should be Cusick.

 

Awesome! Especially the salt box.

 

They're big in Oh-hoho as well.

 

As I said, my grandmother used the lidded jar for salt, so I was a bit surprised when I learned that the line included an item specifically for salt. It hangs, so doesn't need counter space, & the lid is not attached, but has a hinge sort of like a clam shell at the back. It is easy to slip your fingers under the front edge, lift the lid just enough to get that pinch of salt & have the lid drop back into place, a one-handed operation. It would hold a lot of salt. I can't tell whether the butter crock ever had a lid or not. I gather not all did.

 

I have a shot glass-sized corn creamer, not nearly as glamorous as the larger items.