H-R Rabbits and Rodents

HAGEN-RENAKER MINIATURE RABBITS AND RODENTS

Rabbits:

1. Early Papa Rabbit, white pink or blue, #14, 2", 1949-spring 1950; 2. Early Rabbit Mama, #15, 1 1/2", ears together in white pink or blue in 1949-spring 1950, mold reworked (ears apart) in white, pink, blue or brown in fall 1950-fall 1952;

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3. Running Rabbit, #36, 1 1/8", ears together in white, pink or blue in 1949-spring 1950, #129, mold reworked (ears apart) in white, pink, blue or brown in fall 1950-fall 1952;

4. Early Baby Rabbit, ears down, #11, 3/4", white pink & blue, 1949-spring 1950; 5. Rabbit Baby with ears up, #128, 1", fall 1950-fall 1952;

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6. Rabbit Papa (also known as whispering rabbit), still available in white in the current line, #197, 1 5/8", spring 1953-present ; 7. Rabbit mama (also known as Flirty Rabbit), still available in white in the current line, #198, 1 1/2", spring 1953-present;

8. Mama Cottontail, #330, 1 1/2", assorted colors, spring 1957-fall 1987;

9. Baby Cottontail, #331, 1", assorted colors, spring 1957-fall 1987; 10. Stump, #400, 1", fall 1959, 1970, fall 1972;

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11. Rabbit Mama, #442, 1 1/2", matte in fall 1960-spring 1963, gloss white in spring 1976-fall 1977; 12. Rabbit Baby, #449, 1", fall 1960-spring 1963;

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13. Rabbit, #62, same mold as Disney Sleeping Beauty rabbit #5094, fall 1965-spring 1966; 14. Mama Rabbit, crouched, #980, 7/8", spring 1976-fall 1977; 15. Baby Rabbit, ears up, #979, 1", spring 1976-fall 1977; 16. Brother Rabbit, #858, same mold as Disney Thumper, 1 1/2", fall 1984-fall 1998;

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17. Hare, #2001, 1 1/2", spring 1988-spring 1989; 18. Pink Mama Bunny with Egg, #2016, fall 1988-spring 1990 and Blue Papa Bunny with Egg, #2015, fall 1988-spring 1989; 19. Mama Bunny with Heart, #2016-1, fall 1988-spring 1990; 20. Papa Bunny with Heart, #2015-1, fall 1988-spring 1989;

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21. Specialty Bunny Groom & Bunny Bride, #3106 & #3107, fall 1994-spring 1995; 22. New Rabbit, sitting, #3098, spring 1995-spring 1996; 23. New Rabbit, walking, #3099, spring 1995-spring 1996;

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24. Racing Hare, #3238, spring 1997-spring 1998; 25. Baby Bunny, #199, 1", spring 1953-present, pink & blue in original Monrovia plastic case with grey pottery log, also shown in the old brown color & early1970s plain pale pink, still available in white;

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26. Specialty Bunny Groom and Bride, #4013 & #4014, spring 2005-present; 27. Rabbit in a Hat, #3144, 1 7/8", spring 1994-fall 2000;

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Mice:

1. Baby Mouse, #70, 5/8", 15 years (50s & 70s), grey & pale tan shown, the spotted belly came from an 1950s H-R factory worker; 2. Baby Mouse #3, #240, with wire tail fall 1954-fall 1955, without wire tail 8 1/2 years in the 70's;

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3. Mama Mouse, note mold variations, #08/#356, 1", old coloring shown (& one with black shaded ears), still available in plain brownish grey; 4. Papa Mouse, #358, 1/2", fall 1957-present;

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5. Baby Mouse, #180, 1/4", shown in old coloring (grey & pale tan), still available in brownish grey (started fall 1953); 6. Mouse, #008, 1", with or without hat, fall 1961-spring 1968, also see Mr New Mouse #06 below;

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7. Big Brother Mouse, City Mouse (the first versian), hands on hips, #295, 1 1/4", regular (fall 1959-spring 1991), city (fall 1956-spring 1959);

8. Little Brother Mouse, hands behind back, with a long tail and painted a tail in the 1950s, #296, 3/4", mid 1950s-spring 1988, reissued in 2004 (last picture);

9. City Mouse, #133, 1 2/3", fall 1985-spring 1994; 10. Country Mouse, #294, 1 1/4", in the mid 1950s & again in the early 1990s (the one with the blue bag is from the 50s), color and size variation on the blue shawl mouse;

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11. Small Cheese Slice, #A52, white with green "mold" (1950s) or yellow (1960s), 1/4"; 12. Cheese Wheel with a slice cut out, #384, 1/2", 1959; 13. Cheese Slice (some had red on the end), #240, 1/2", spring 1966-spring 1991;

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14. Three Blind Mice, #241, mice with painted on glasses, 1966; 15. Baby Mouse, #241, 1/4", wire tail 1950s & no tail 1970s; 16. Mr New Mouse, #06, 1", 1980s, also see #008 (item #6) above;

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17. Mrs New Mouse, #07, 1", fall 1961 and 7 years in the 80s; 18. Specialty Concertina Mouse - #3058, Bongo Mouse - #3057, Singing Mouse - #3059 (2 1/4"), spring 1992-spring 1993;

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19. Confederate Mouse, #3072, 1 1/2", fall 1992-spring 1994; 20. Yankee Mouse, 1 1/2", #3073, fall 1992-spring 1994; 21. Specialty Mouse Bride (groom is a frog), #3113, 2 1/8", spring 1993-spring 1996; 22. Baby Mouse, #009, 1/4", fall 1952-present;

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23. Baby Country Mouse, #3368, 2", spring 2002-spring 2005; 24. Ma Country Mouse, #3367, 2 3/4", spring 2002-spring 2005; 25. Baby City Mouse, #3368, 2 1/8", fall 2002-spring 2005; 26. Ma City Mouse, #3380, 2 3/4", fall 2002-spring 2005; 27. Pa Country Mouse, #3352, 2 1/2", fall 2001-fall 2005; 28. Pa City Mouse, #3353, 3", fall 2001-fall 2005;

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Others:

1. Early Mama Squirrel, grey,white, buff or dark & light brown, #5, 1949-spring 1950; 2. Early Mama Squirrel, #140, 1951;

3. Early Baby Squirrel, #34, 1949-spring 1950, note mold variation, eyes can be brown or black;

4. Early Baby Squirrel, #137, 1951; 5. Chipmunk Mama, #200, 1 1/4", fall 1953-spring 1955; 6. Chipmunk Baby, #201, 7/8", fall 1953-spring 1955;

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7. Mama Squirrel, #271, grey or brown, 2", fall 1955-fall 1980;

8. Baby Squirrel, #272, grey or brown, 7/8", fall 1955-fall 1980, note - the matte grey has a wire in his tail for hanging;

9. Mama Squirrel, #339, grey or brown, 1 1/2", spring 1957-spring 1958, spring 1981-fall 1983; 10. Baby Squirrel, #340, grey or brown, 1", spring 1957-spring 1958, spring 1981-fall 1983;

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11. Chipmunk Mama, sitting up with acorn in right paw, #333, 1 1/4", spring 1957-fall 1987; 12. Chipmunk Baby, #334, 3/4", spring 1957-fall 1987, fall 2006-present;

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13. Mama Squirrel, #13/066, grey or brown, 1 1/2", 8 years in the 60s; 14. Baby Squirrel, #14, grey or brown, 1", 7 years in the 60s;

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15. Chipmunk with acorn, #81, 12 years starting in the late '60s and with eyewhites fall 2006-present, this mold was originally used for "Chip" in the 1950s Disney series. The Disney pieces had painted "cartoony" eyes & a off white muzzle; 16. Chipmunk with arms open, #82, 12 years starting in late '60's, this mold was originally used for "Dale" in the 1950s Disney series. The Disney pieces had painted "cartoony" eyes & an off white muzzle; 17. Mama Squirrel, #839, 1 1/4", spring 1984-spring 1987;

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