A-398, Beaver, paws down
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1960-F1960, as “Beaver” (Aurasperse red-brown)
F1967, as “Beaver” (Gloss red-brown, Dark brown)
S1970-F1970, as “Beaver sitting” (Gloss red-brown, Dark brown)
F1972-S1979, as “Mama Beaver” (Gloss red-brown, Dark brown)
F1989-S1900, as “Beaver paws down” F1989-S1990 (Gloss red-brown, Dark brown)
Mold Book Name: Beaver, sitting
A-399, Beaver, paws up
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1960-F1960, as “Beaver” (Aurasperse red-brown)
F1967; S1970-F1970, as “Beaver paw up” (Gloss red-brown, Dark brown)
F1972-S1979, as “Papa Beaver” (Gloss red-brown, Dark brown)
F1989-S1990, as “Beaver paws up” (Gloss red-brown, Dark brown)
Notes: A green version of the Aurasperse colorway is also known.
Mold Book Name: Beaver, sitting, paw up
A-295, Big Brother Mouse
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1956-S1957, as “City Mouse” (Grey, facial detail, purple top hat)
F1967, as “Mr. Mouse” (Grey, facial detail, no hat)
S1973-F1992, as “Big Brother Mouse” (Grey, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Mouse, Country papa
Notes: The top hat adds an additional ¼” to this piece’s height. This mold is also known as City Mouse, first version.
A-201, Chipmunk Baby, paw up
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1953-S1955, as “Baby Chipmunk” (Red-brown and tan )
Mold Book Name: Chipmunk, baby
Notes: This is also known as Chipmunk baby, seated
Keywords: squirrel
A-859, Chipmunk Baby, running
Height: ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1985-F1988, as “Baby Chipmunk (running)” (Red-brown)
Mold Book Name: Chipmunk, Baby running
Notes: This piece also appears in the Mold Book as A-335, having been designed at the same time as A-333 Chipmunk Mama and A-334 seated Chipmunk Baby, but it was apparently not produced with them in 1957. Nevertheless, the mold number A-859 is marked as a “reissue.”
Keywords: squirrel
A-334, Chipmunk baby, seated
Height: ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
S1957-F1957, as “Baby Chipmunk” (Red-brown, comma eyes; Red-brown, eyeliner)
S1966-F1967; F1970-F1988; F2005-2021, as “Baby Chipmunk” (Red-brown/dot eyes, Yellow & brown)
Mold Book Name: Chipmunk Baby, sitting
A-333, Chipmunk Mama, facing left
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1957-F1957, as “Mama Chipmunk” (Red-brown, comma eyes; Red-brown/eyeliner)
S1966-F1967; F1970-S1989, as “Mama Chipmunk” (Red-brown/dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Chipmunk, Mama
Keywords: squirrel
A-200, Chipmunk Mama, facing right
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1953-S1955, as “Mama Chipmunk” (Red-brown and tan)
Mold Book Name: Chipmunk, Mama
A-081, Chipmunk with Acorn
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1968-S1979 (Light and dark brown)
F2005-present (Light brown/eyewhites, on base)
Mold Book Name: Chipmunk
Notes: This is the Disney “Chip” mold.
Keywords: squirrel, stripe
A-082, Chipmunk, arms open
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1968-S1979, as “Chipmunk” (Light and dark brown)
Mold Book Name: Chipmunk
Notes: This is the Disney “Dale” mold.
Keywords: squirrel, stripe
A-133, City Mouse, eyes closed
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1985-S1993, as “Mr. City Mouse” (Light grey/black hat)
Mold Book Name: Mouse, mama
Notes: This is also known as City Mouse, second version.
A-3072, Confederate Mouse
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1992-S1994 (Light grey/dark grey uniform)
Mold Book Name: Confederate “Rebel” Mouse
A-294, Country Mouse
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1956-S1957, as “Country Mouse” (Grey, facial detail, yellow shawl)
F1967, as “Mrs. Mouse” [colorway uncertain]
S1985-F1990, as “Mrs. Country Mouse” (Grey, dot eyes, blue shawl, Grey, dot eyes, yellow shawl)
Mold Book Name: Mouse, Country mama
A-34, Early Squirrel Baby, tail attached
Height: 1 1/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
1949, as “Baby Squirrel”; 1949, as “Baby Squirrel, grey/buff/brown” (Grey, Buff [htf], Brown)
F1950, as “Baby Squirrel grey/brown” (Grey, Brown)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, baby
Notes: A-34 was not produced in white, but white copies exist; see comparison photo.
A-140, Early Squirrel Baby, tail away from body
Height: 3/4”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1951-F1951, as “Baby Squirrel” (Grey, Brown)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, baby
Notes: The numbers of A-137 and A-140 are reversed in Charlton.
A-137, Early Squirrel Mama, tail down
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1951-F1951, as “Mama Squirrel” (Grey, Brown)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, mama
Notes: The numbers of A-137 and A-140 are reversed in Charlton.
A-5, Early Squirrel Mama, tail up
Height: 1 ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
1948, as “Mama Squirrel”; 1949, as “Mama Squirrel, grey/buff/brown” (Grey, Buff [htf], Brown)
F1950, as “Mama Squirrel grey/brown” (Grey, Brown)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, mama
Notes: A-5 was not produced in white, but white copies exist.
A-009, Field Mouse Baby
Height: ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1961, as A-09 “Baby Field Mouse” (Grey, eye/mouth detail)
S1962-F1962, as A-09 “Baby Mouse” (Grey, eye/mouth detail)
S1968-S1969, as A-009 “Baby Field Mouse” (Grey, eye/mouth detail)
F1980-present, as A-009 “Baby New Mouse” (Grey, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Mouse baby
Notes: This is also known as Mouse Baby.
A-007, Field Mouse Mama
Height ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1961, as A-07 “Mama Field Mouse” (Grey/eye detail [htf])
F1980-S1986, as A-007 “Mr. New Mouse” (Grey, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Mouse mama
Notes: This is also known as Mouse, crouched, front paws up.
A-008, Field Mouse Papa
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1961, as A-08 “Papa Field Mouse” (Grey/yellow hat [htf])
S1962-F1967, as A-08 “Mama Mouse” (Grey, painted tail)
S1968-S1969, as A-008 “Field Mouse” (Grey, painted tail)
F1980-F1984, as A-007 “Mrs. New Mouse” (Grey, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Mouse papa
Notes: This is also known as Mouse, holding tail near chin.
A-3221, Guinea Pig
Height: 1”
Designer: Kristina Lucas
Production Dates:
F1996-S1997 (Tan)
Mold Book Name: Guinea Pig
A-468, Little Brother Mouse
Height: ¾”
Designer: Nell Bortells
Production Dates:
F1956-S1957, as “Little Boy Mouse” (Brown, long ceramic tail [rare])
S1959-F1959, as “Little Boy Mouse” (Grey/painted tail)
S1971-F1971, as A-296 “Little Boy Mouse” (Grey, no tail)
F1972-S1992, F2004-2021, as A-296 “Little Brother Mouse” (Brown, Light grey, Light grey/eyewhites)
March 2008, as A-2961, Special Run for Little-Shoppe, 50 made (Orange)
April 2009, as A-2961, Special Run for Little-Shoppe, 50 made (Blue)
2022, as "Deer Mouse," 66 made by HR Tennessee for Hagen-Renaker Collector's Club members, as a set with Moldy Cheese. Issue price $50/set. (Grey and white, pink ears and feet, large eyes)
Mold Book Name: Mouse baby, hands behind back
A-356, Mama Mouse, holding tail by belly
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1950-F1961, as “Mama Mouse” (Steel grey, facial detail, painted tail)
S1968-present, as “Mama Mouse” (Grey, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Mouse, mama
A-180, Mouse, crouched, straight tail
Height: ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1952-F1955, as “Baby Mouse No. 2” (Steel grey, facial detail)
S1956-2021, as “Baby Mouse” (Steel grey or pale grey/facial detail, Light grey/dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Mouse, baby, #2
A-70, Mouse, large bottom, pointy tail
Height: 5/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1950-S1952, as “Baby Mouse” (Steel grey/facial detail)
F1952-F1954, as “Baby Mouse No. 1” (Steel grey/facial detail)
S1971-S1980, as “Baby Mouse” (Light grey, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Mouse
A-240 Mouse, large bottom, small shoulders
Height: 9/16”
Designer: Nell Bortells
Production Dates:
F1954-F1955, as “Baby Mouse No. 3” (Steel grey/wire tail)
S1971-S1979, as “Baby Mouse” (Light grey, no tail)
Mold Book Name: Mouse, sitting
Notes: In the Mold Book, this piece is A-242.
A-241, Mouse, nose forward
Height: 9/16”
Designer: Nell Bortells
Production Dates:
F1954-F1955, as “Baby Mouse No. 1” (Steel grey/wire tail)
S1971-F1973, as “Baby Mouse, nose forward” (Light grey, no tail)
Mold Book Name: Mouse, standing
A-358, Mouse, reclining
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1957-F1966, as “Papa Mouse” (Steel grey/facial detail, Grey/dot eyes)
F1967-present, as “Papa Mouse” (Light grey/dot eyes, Grey/eyewhites
Mold Book Name: Mouse, papa
A-3133, Porcupine
Height: 1 1/8”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
F1994-S1995 (Brown)
Mold Book Name: Porcupine
A-3100, Prairie Dog
Height: 1 7/8”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
S1993-F1994 (Tan)
Mold Book Name: Prairie Dog
Keywords: groundhog
A-272, Robyn’s Squirrel Baby
Height: 3/4”
Designer: Robyn Sikking
Production Dates:
F1955, as “Baby Squirrel” S1956; F1959, as “Baby Squirrel (grey/brown)” (Grey bisque, Red-brown bisque)
S1960-F1961, as “Baby Squirrel” (Grey bisque, Red-brown bisque)
F1969-F1980, as “Baby Squirrel, grey/brown” (Gloss blue-grey, Gloss mud brown, Gloss red-brown
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, baby
Notes: Designer Robyn Sikking produced and sold figurines from her own pottery, Robyn’s Ceramics, prior to working for Hagen-Renaker. Squirrels A-271 and A-272 are slightly reduced versions of Robyn’s original designs, and the first HR colorways imitated her bisque grey and brown finishes with white “frosted” details.
To distinguish from the Hagen-Renaker versions, squirrels produced by Robyn have words inscribed on the base and/or solid black or charcoal feet.
Some of the bisque pieces have a short wire inserted near the tip of the tail, to secure the piece in a plant or elsewhere.
A-271, Robyn’s Squirrel Mama
Height: 2”
Designer: Robyn Sikking
Production Dates:
F1955, as “Mama Squirrel” (Grey bisque, Red-brown bisque)
S1956; F1959, as “Mama Squirrel (grey/brown)” (Grey bisque, Red-brown bisque)
S1960-F1961, as “Mama Squirrel” (Grey bisque, Red-brown bisque)
F1969-F1980, as “Mama Squirrel, grey/brown” (Gloss blue-grey, Gloss mud brown, Gloss red-brown
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, mama
Notes: Designer Robyn Sikking produced and sold figurines from her own pottery, Robyn’s Ceramics, prior to working for Hagen-Renaker. Squirrels A-271 and A-272 are slightly reduced versions of Robyn’s original designs, and the first HR colorways imitated her bisque grey and brown finishes with white “frosted” details.
To distinguish from the Hagen-Renaker versions, squirrels produced by Robyn have words inscribed on the base and/or solid black or charcoal feet.
A-340, Squirrel Baby, begging
Height: 1”
Designer: Martha Armstrong
Production Dates:
S1957-S1958, as “Baby Squirrel (brown/grey)” (Grey, eye detail; Red-brown, eye detail)
F1967-S1969; S1981-F1983, as “Baby Squirrel” (Grey, dot eyes; Red-brown, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, baby
A-014, Squirrel Baby, curved tail
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1961-S1964, as “Baby Squirrel” (Grey; Red-brown)
F1964-F1966, as “Baby Squirrel grey/brown” (Grey; Red-brown)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, baby
Notes: This is also known as Baby Squirrel, carved tail. Earlier pieces have eyewhites; later ones have dot eyes.
A-840, Squirrel Baby, walking
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1984-S1987, as “Baby Squirrel” (Grey)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, baby
Notes: A-840 was not produced in brown.
A-013, Squirrel Mama, curved tail
Height: 1 ½’
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1961-S1964, as “Mama Squirrel” (Grey; Red-brown)
F1964-F1966, as “Mama Squirrel grey/brown” (Grey; Red-brown)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, mama
Notes: This is also known as Mama Squirrel, carved tail. Earlier pieces have eyewhites; later ones have dot eyes.
A-839, Squirrel Mama, gap in tail
Height: 1 5/8”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1984-S1987, as “Mama Squirrel” (Grey)
Notes: A-839 was not produced in brown. It is very similar to A-3017, but is smaller and has a gap between the tail and body.
Mold Book Name: Squirrel
A-339, Squirrel Mama, paw up
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Martha Armstrong
Production Dates:
S1957-S1958, as “Mama Squirrel (brown/grey)” (Grey, eye detail; Red-brown, eye detail)
F1967-S1969; S1981-F1983, as “Mama Squirrel” (Grey, dot eyes; Red-brown, dot eyes)
Mold Book Name: Squirrel, mama
A-066, Squirrel, non-Disney
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Martha Armstrong
Production Dates:
F1965-S1966 (Brown [?])
Notes: This is the Disney “Squirrel” mold from Sleeping Beauty. The colorway is not known. Although it appears on the order forms for two seasons, it may not have been produced at all, possibly because of the close similarity to A-013, Squirrel Mama with Curved Tail, which was also in production at that time. If it exists as a Miniature at all, it is extremely rare.
Mold Book Name: Squirrel
A-241, Three Blind Mice
Production Dates:
S1966-F1966 (Grey/black blindfolds)
Mold Book Name: none
Notes: This set includes molds A-241, A-240, and A-180, sold glued to a single card. All three molds are rare in the “Blind Mouse” colorway. Several other potteries made miniature “Blind Mouse” sets which are often confused with Hagen-Renaker; see photos.
A-3396, White Mouse
Height: 1/2″
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F2003-F2006 (White, wire tail)
Mold Book Name: Mouse
Notes: This forms a pair with A-3396, Playing Kitten.
A-3073, Yankee Mouse
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1992-S1994 (Light grey/blue uniform)
Mold Book Name: Yankee Mouse