Springer Spaniel puppy

A-3203, Springer Spaniel puppy         

Height: 1”

Designer: Robert McGuinness

Production Dates:

S1996-present, as “Springer Spaniel pup” (Black and white)

Mold Book Name: Springer Spaniel pup

Springer Spaniel

A-3142, Springer Spaniel                    

Height: 2”

Designer: Robert McGuinness

Production Dates:

S1994-F2009 (Black and white)

Mold Book Name: Springer Spaniel

Pointer

A-3375, Pointer                                                           

Height: 1 ¾”

Designer: Maureen Love

Production Dates:

F2002-S2006 (Black/white)

Mold Book Name: Pointer

Labrador Retriever

A-888, Labrador Retriever     

Height: 2”

Designer: Maureen Love

Production Dates:

F1987-S1988, as “Labrador” (Black, red collar)

F1988-2021, as “Labrador, black/golden” (Black with red or yellow collar; Yellow, blue collar)

S2008-2021, as A-8883 “Labrador, chocolate” (Brown, dark brown collar)

2023, as “Uncollared Chocolate Labrador” (Brown, no collar, detailed eyes. 21 made by HR Tennessee for Ceramic Animal Museum volunteers. Issue price $200.)

Mold Book Name: Labrador Retriever   

Notes: Earlier Black Labradors had red collars; later ones had dark yellow collars.

Irish Setter

A-3055, Irish Setter                                        

Height: 2”

Designer: Robert McGuinness

Production Dates:

S1992-S1996 (Red-brown, dot eyes)

F2002-S2006 (Red-brown, eyewhites)

Mold Book Name: Irish Setter

Cocker Spaniel “Butch”

A-320, Cocker Spaniel “Butch”

Height: 1 ¾”

Designer: Don Winton

Production Dates:

S1957-F1957, as “Butch” (Black and white, lined mouth, freckles)

S2003-S2006, as A-3389 “Buddy” (Black and white, few small spots)

Mold Book Name:“Butch” Cocker Spaniel © Don W.

Notes: This is a portrait model of “Butch,” a cocker spaniel owned by artist Albert Staehle. Butch was famous for his appearance in many cover illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post from 1944 through the 1950s. Uniquely for a mini, this piece was sold with a Designer’s Workshop-style name sticker.