Collectible Friday - "Miss Cutie Pie"

Today for collectible Friday, we are going to do the "Miss Cutie Pie" collection.
These were produced by the Napco Company. The Napco company, National Potteries Corporation was begun in 1938 in Bedford, OH. They were very prolific during the 1950's and 60's, along with the other big pottery companies.

The "Miss Cutie Pie" was manufactured during the 1950's.
Again, I have to go with the I-have-no-idea-what-they-were-thinking scenario. These are cute but I have to say, also a little creepy. Maybe it is the fact that you are drinking out of someones head that gives me the willies. Or, if you own the cookie jar with the lid, taking off the top of someones head to grab a cookie. Anyway, I own four of the collection and they live in the top of a bookcase. I have two creamers, one pink and one blue, one egg cup, and one coffee cup.
There are quite a few pieces in the collection. This was true for most kitchen pottery. I guess it was if you had the cookie jar, it made sense that you wanted your entire kitchen surrounded with the same theme. Some themes had more pieces, while others just had the bare bones. In this collection you could own, salt & pepper shakers, teapot, spice shakers, cookie jar, sugar & creamers, egg cups and mugs.

The attention to detail is wonderful. The little girls (I'm going with girls here) have expressive faces with little freckles dotting their cheeks. Cherry red lips, some open, some closed. Different colored hair and eyes. The little faces are surrounded by either pink, yellow, or blue color with little white flowers. The little white flowers are on all the pieces.

They have a nice shiny glaze and the colors are nice and bright. The prices range between the middle of the road to the higher end, for more pristine pieces. The cookie jars are hard to find with the lids intact, as is the teapot. This is true for most pottery as well.

You will find glaze bubbles, missed glaze, and crazing on some of the pieces. This just adds to its vintage charm though.

So if you like this kind of stuff, and a lot of people do, take a look around an antique store and see if you can find a "Miss Cutie Pie."