Fridays At 5:00: 5 Favorite Vintage Planters For Spring

Who else is so excited to see more of the sun? I sure am and I am sharing my 5 favorite planters for spring to help get us all ready for the warmer weather ahead!

With Spring in the air, this Friday I thought I would share a few of the spring planters that I love and collect! A few weeks ago (for my Fridays at 5:00 post) I shared my 5 New To Me House Plants and ever since my mind has been leaning into the season ahead.

After a long cold winter, I think it is a nice change to begin thinking of warmer weather, sunshine, and planters filled with flowers! I have been on the hunt for these planters for years now and every time I find one I get a little jolt of excitement. You can find these planters online, but you can also look for them locally as well. I usually check resale stores and flea markets, as well as local antique shops. You’ll also see them at garage sales and yard sales.

Below, I am going to quickly share five of my favorite vintage planter brands and a few new planters too! We will talk more about vintage planters soon, but for now, I just wanted to get your wheels spinning!

McCoy

McCoy planters are highly collectable and can be found in various price ranges. That makes them an easy planter to collect, but you need to be familiar with the markings to help you identify them. One challenge in identifying McCoy Pottery is that the company did not begin adding marks until around 1929. Pieces made after 1929 include markings such as an overlapping N and M to stand for Nelson McCoy. Pieces also have markings with an overlapping M and C or the actual name McCoy. You can reference McCoy Pottery Collectors Society Trademarks Library for more information on McCoy pottery markings.

If you love McCoy then you can click here to browse some amazing McCoy pieces.

Hull

Hull may not be best known for planters but I still enjoy their planters very much! Maybe best known for their cookie jars, Hull began production in 1905 and had a thriving business until their doors closed in 1986 – due to competition over seas and labor strikes. (Fun fact: one of Hulls biggest accomplishments was back in 1937 when they produced 11 million pottery containers for Old Spice’s shaving and cologne for men!) According to an article I found online, “pre-1950 vases are marked “Hull USA” or “Hull Art USA” on the base and may still have paper labels as well. The embossed beautiful flowing script “Hull” was first used in 1949 on the company’s Woodland line. Other Hull lines such as Coronet also used a script trademark. Pieces made after 1950 were marked “Hull” in large script or “HULL” in block letters.”

If you love Hull then you can click here to browse some amazing Hull pieces.

Bauer

Bauer Pottery was founded by John Andrew (J.A.) Bauer in the late 1800s in Paducah, Kentucky. Bauer made all sorts of pieces from bowls to pitchers but I like their planters because they are typically bright and colorful. I read that he used colors such as Chinese yellow, delph blue, and jade green. These Bauer planters make me smile.

If you love Bauer then you can click here to browse some amazing Bauer pieces.

Roseville

Roseville began their journey making utilitarian items such as simple flower pots, but later decided to enter the art pottery market and became very sought after. You can read more about the history of Roseville and how to identify Roseville markings here, but I almost always can tell a Roseville immediately . It just has a ‘look!” Oh, and FYI, some Roseville pieces can be very expensive!

If you love Roseville then you can click here to browse some amazing Roseville pieces.

Shawnee

The Shawnee Pottery Company began in 1937 and in the height of their production Shawnee produced nearly ten thousand pieces of pottery a day intended for five and dime stores and other inexpensive shops.  They mainly produced things like cookie jars, salts & pepper shakers, and ….planters!  Due to foreign competition after the second world war, sales declined.  Sadly, Shawnee closed its doors in 1961.  Today Shawnee pieces are very collectible so if you see one, grab it! I found this link to help you identify Shawnee planters when you are out and about.

If you love Shawnee then you can click here to browse some amazing Shawnee pieces.

PS:

Maybe vintage planters are not your thing! That’s alright …. I get it! I love new planters too and recently found some really nice ‘new’ ones at Walmart! Below I am sharing those and a handful of other cute planters that I found while browsing the web – just click on the picture for more information on any of these below!