Anchor Hocking Glass Penny Candy Jar with Chrome Cover (1 Gallon)

The Old-Fashioned Candy-Store Jar, in Glass and Chrome

This is the jar that brings a little soda-shop nostalgia to a counter.

The Anchor Hocking penny candy jar is a 1-gallon clear glass canister with a polished chrome cover and a single knob, the classic candy-store silhouette, with a flat bottom so it sits steady while you scoop. It is made in the USA from thick, heavy glass that shows off whatever is inside, candies, cookies, coffee beans, biscotti, nuts, or any colorful dry good you want on display, and the glass will not stain, warp, hold odors, or leach into your food. As a charming, plastic-free display jar, it does its one job beautifully.

The cover is chrome-finished metal rather than plastic, which suits a microplastic-free kitchen: the food sits on glass and the lid is metal.

True Shift Score: 7.8 / 10

This is our own assessment, not a lab result or a certification.

It scores solidly as exactly what it is: a made-in-USA, plastic-free glass display jar with a metal cover, charming on a counter and keeping treats on inert glass. It sits below the sealing jars on our scale for honest reasons rather than material ones, the chrome cover rests rather than seals so it is not airtight, the plated finish can scratch, and it is a single decorative jar rather than a storage set. For displaying candy, cookies, or coffee beans with old-fashioned charm and no plastic, it is a lovely choice.

The Honest Tradeoffs

Here is the honest part, so the jar meets the right expectations.

1. The chrome cover rests on the opening with its knob rather than sealing tight, so it is a display-and-dust cover, not an airtight lid. 

2. That is perfect for candy and cookies you reach into often, and wrong for anything that needs to be kept truly fresh or sealed against humidity, where a gasketed jar is the better tool. 

3. The chrome is a plated finish, so it can scratch or show wear over time, and it is hand-wash only while the glass is dishwasher safe. 

4. And this is a single decorative jar rather than a sealed storage set, so think of it as a counter piece first and a storage container second.

How We Evaluate Food Storage

We look at four things, and none is a lab score:

1. Whether the food-contact surface is inert and won't leach

2. Stain, or hold odors, what the lid is actually made of, since that is where plastic hides in most "glass" storage

3. How well it seals and holds up across the fridge, freezer, microwave, and dishwasher, 

4. And how durable it is over years of use. 

The real shift in food storage is getting your food off plastic and onto glass.