Charming addition to any mid century home in this 1950's/1960's Holland Mold 12" pixie elf cookie jar or canister! Darling 3D raised features in this roomy impish elf! These molds are made of weighted ceramic by Holland Mold Co. and were crafty treasures for housewives from coast to coast to hand paint in their colors of choice to match their kitchen decor! This fun vintage treasure is painted in a vivid rich green with cream and brown detail highlights. Clean as a whistle inside and out. A great conversation piece for any collector and will add a touch of whimsy to any pixie inspired kitchen decor or tasty treats! Holland Mold company was founded in 1946 by Frank Hollendonner, an Austrian immigrant who learned mold making at a tile company in his homeland. Having settled in Trenton, New Jersey, the home to numerous potteries, his experience easily got him a job making molds for a tile manufacturer. The likeable Hollendonner made friends throughout the local ceramics industry, and soon got requests to create molds for a variety of items. This triggered the founding of Holland Mold, a company he started in his four car garage with his brother Rudy as his partner. Business was brisk, and Frank mortgaged his home and borrowed money in order to finance the move to a proper facility. Never producing finished products, they made molds primarily for home crafters, although some of their designs found their way into mass production at various potteries. Holland Mold flourished for fifty-one years, and was ultimately owned by three generations of the Hollendonner family. Cookie jar is in excellent vintage condition! No cracks or repairs! The usual pre-loved light surface wear here and there from years of Ethel serving up her cookies in style, but nothing that distracts from this piece of pixie kitchen history. 2 tiny fleabites on lid (hat) rim, each ear tip has a tiny ding on the ear point and the usual grazing throughout. Please see enlarged pics for best description and details. Makers Mark: Holland Mold on bottom Approximate size: 12" tall with lid by 9-1/2" wide by 8-1/2" deep ? Weight: 3lb 6oz before packing materials and shipping box. Cosmic Pop values our excellent reputation as sellers and try our very best to honestly portray the condition of our items through our descriptions and multi photographs. Please enlarge our photos for the best details, they are a huge part of the item description. Though we have come along way over the last 25+ years, we are not a professional photographers, but strive for the best clarity and detail of each item. Please note colors may slightly differ than that shown in pictures due to lighting and/or from our computer screen to your computer screen. After so may years of recycling history, we do not claim to be experts in all things mid century, but we do research every item we sell and try to accurately describe it's condition to our buyers. We welcome all of your questions and do our best to respond promptly. We are always eager to learn something new about the history of a piece, so feel free to share any additional information you might have. Please note that 99% of our items are antique, vintage or retro (from the 1920's to the 1990's) so any of the typical preloved surface wear will commensurate with age unless otherwise noted. We purchase from estate sales, individuals, flea markets and antique stores. We do our best to offer pristine inventory, in clean as a whistle condition for our buyers, however we do not wash fragile items, as not to damage any finishes which may mean that they could be dusty from years of storage. We are proud of our speedy shipping and always offer same day/next day shipping upon receipt of payment. We are also known for our pride in gorilla proof packaging (especially fragile items) and on occasion will use excellent condition recycled packing materials too. This helps keep our shipping prices lower and helps the environment for a win-win! Unfortunately with shipping it is all about location, so sometimes shipping from our east coast location to the west coast, the costs have risen significantly in recent years, so we are always open to utilizing various couriers other than standard postal service to help save money! If you purchase multiple items, we are always happy to combine orders to reduce shipping costs. Cosmic Pop does not accept returns, so please take notice of all details and ask any questions prior to purchase. Please know that buyers remorse or failure to look at our plethora of pictures read our lengthy descriptions are not valid reasons for returning an item. We would greatly appreciate if you would let us know that you have received your item(s) safely by leaving positive feedback for us, it means the world to keep growing our business! We shop and list daily/weekly for new and unusual vintage treasures, so stop by our shop often! Again, thanks for browsing our shop, we take pride in offering an eclectic sampling from days gone by and we love sharing our finds with you to help you add to your collections and decor! We take immense pride in saving history one day at a time and keeping these beauties from the landfill! Thanks for allowing us to keep doing what we love since 1998!! ?