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Vintage Wade Figurine Master Checklist Canadian, US, and UK Wade Figurines issued from 1965 through 2003

Canadian Red Rose Tea Promotions (1967 – 1986)

Series 1: Animal Figurines (1967 – 1973)

Fawn Rabbit (ears together) Mongrel Kitten

Spaniel Duck Corgi Beaver

Bush Baby (1: larger

back leg) Fox Bear Cub Otter

Setter Owl Trout Lion

Giraffe (thick base) Chimp Hippo (large: 25x45mm)

Squirrel

Hedgehog (2: 2 pads;

dark red brown, honey

face, black nose)

Alsatian Bison (large: 32x45mm)

Bluebird

Wild Boar Frog (green/yellow) Butterfly (beige,

blue-grey tips) Poodle

Sea Lion Fantail Goldfish Terrapin (beige,

brown markings) Alligator

Animal Variations (Series 1):

Rabbit (ears apart) Hippo (small: 20x40mm)

Bison (small: 28x40mm)

Giraffe (thin base)

Giraffe (no base) Bush Baby (2: smaller

back leg) Hedgehog (1: 3

pads; dark red brown,

honey face, black

nose)

Hedgehog (1: 3

pads; light brown,

honey face, black

nose)

Terrapin (beige, grey

markings) Terrapin (beige, purple-

blue markings) Butterfly

(olive/brown, green

tips; very rare)

Butterfly (honey;

very rare)

Wild Boar (brown)

Bush Baby, Type 1: larger back leg

Bush Baby, Type 2: smaller back leg

Hedgehog, Type 1: 3 pads

Hedgehog, Type 2: 2 pads


Series 2: Nursery Rhyme Figurines (1971 – 1979)

Old King Cole (1:

gap; brown body,

shoes, pot; blue hat,

cloak)

Little Jack Horner

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Humpty Dumpty (honey brown; blue tie,

brown wall)

Jack (brown; blue

shirt, brown bucket)

Jill Tom, Tom the

Piper’s Son (honey

brown; blue tam, kilt)

Little Boy Blue (blue hat)

Little Miss Muffet

Pied Piper (pink/brown coat,

green bush)

Doctor Foster (brown, grey puddle)

Mother Goose (brown hat, honey

brown dress)

Old Woman in the

Shoe (honey brown;

red-brown roof)

Goosey Gander (overall honey with

orange beak)

Wee Willie

Winkie

Little Bo Peep Three Bears (light

brown, honey base)

Puss in Boots House That Jack

Built

Little Red Riding

Hood

Queen of Hearts (2 large hearts)

Baa, Baa Black

Sheep

Hickory Dickory

Dock

Gingerbread Man Cat & the Fiddle

Nursery Rhyme Variations (Series 2):

Queen of Hearts (2 small hearts)

Queen of Hearts (8 multiple hearts;

very rare)

Old King Cole (1:

gap; brown body, pot;

blue hat, cloak, shoes)

Old King Cole (2:

no gap; brown body,

shoes, pot; blue hat)

Old King Cole (2:

no gap; brown body;

blue hat, cloak, shoes,

pot)

Dr. Foster (light

brown all over) Dr. Foster (light

brown, yellow tie, blue

puddle)

Dr, Foster (light

brown, blue puddle)

Mother Goose (blue hat, honey

brown dress)

Humpty Dumpty (honey brown; brown

wall)

Jack (brown; blue

shirt, blue bucket) Little Boy Blue

(brown hat)

Three Bears (dark

brown, honey base) Pied Piper (light

brown coat, green

bush)

Goosey Gander (no beak colour)

Old Woman in the

Shoe (honey brown)

Tom, Tom the


brown; brown tam,

kilt)

Tom, Tom the


brown; grey tam, kilt)

Old King Cole, Type 1: gap between feet

Old King Cole, Type 2: no gap between feet


Series 3: Whoppas (1981)

Set 1

Polar Bear Hippo Brown Bear Tiger Elephant

Set 2

Bison Wolf Bobcat Chipmunk Raccoon

Set 3

Fox Badger Otter Stoat Hedgehog


Giraffe (thick base) Fox Zebra Langur (1)

Sea Horse Pine Marten Rabbit (ears apart) Horse

Bush Baby (2: beige;

smaller back leg) Collie Camel (beige-grey;

green base) Rhino

Lamb Beaver Cow Orangutan

Corgi Angel Fish Leopard Turtle (greenish-

grey)

Pig (large: 27x44mm) Pelican Gorilla


Turtle (dark grey) Pig (medium: 25x40mm)

Pig (small: 25x35mm) Camel (dark grey;

green grass)

Giraffe (thin base) Giraffe (no base) Bush Baby (1: beige,

larger back leg)

Langur, Type 1: no gap between stump and head; gap under arm

Langur, Type 2: gap between stump and head; gap under arm


Polar Bear (white;

looking over shoulder) Koala (beige) Tiger (honey) Kangaroo (honey-

beige)

Raccoon (brown) Gorilla (dk brown) Camel (beige) Langur (1: brown, no

gap)

Pine Marten (honey) Zebra (blue grey) Orangutan (brown) Rhino (grey)

Beaver (brown) Leopard (honey) Giraffe (beige, thick

base)

5 first-time issues, 2 same as previous issues (same one colour glaze as original), 8 are

single-colour glazes of figurines previously issued in Series 4

This set of fifteen also distributed as Series 2 in US Red Rose Tea promotion


Giraffe (no base) Giraffe (thin base)


US Red Rose Tea Promotions

US Series 1 (1983 – 1985) Animals

Hare (brown) Elephant (grey) Squirrel (grey-blue/

light blue) Otter (beige)

Sea Lion (grey) Lion (honey) Bird (beige) Chimp (brown)

Owl (brown) Bush Baby (2: beige,

smaller back leg) Wild Boar (beige) Bison (dk brown)

Bear Cub (beige) Hippo (honey, same as

Cdn Series 1, small) Turtle (green, same as

Cdn Series 4)

2 of US Series 1 are same as two Canadian figurines: Hippo (honey, RRC Series 1), and Turtle

(green, RRC Series 4) – both single-colour glazes

3 of US Series 1 were never issued in Canada (originally issued as Tom Smith Crackers: British

Wildlife – Hare, Squirrel – or as a 2nd

Whimsies: Elephant) and other 10 are same molds as Red Rose

Tea Canada Series 1 but single-colour glazes

Variations (US Series 1):

Bush Baby (1: beige;

larger back leg) Squirrel (dark blue)

US Series 2 (1985 – 1996) Animals

Polar Bear (white;

looking over shoulder) Koala (beige) Tiger (honey) Kangaroo (honey-

beige)

Raccoon (brown) Gorilla (dk brown) Camel (beige) Langur (1: brown, no

gap)

Pine Marten (honey,

same as Cdn issue) Zebra (blue grey) Orangutan (brown) Rhino (grey)

Beaver (brown) Leopard (honey) Giraffe (beige, same

as Cdn issue) Cockatiel* (green)

Puppy* (honey) Kitten* (grey) Pony* (beige) Bunny* (brown)

* new molds commissioned for Tom Smith Crackers “Your Pets”, then in 1990 added to this US Red Rose

Tea series (not included in UK Wade Whimsies)

Variations (US Series 2):

Langur (2: brown, gap) Koala (brown)

Langur, Type 1: no gap between stump and head; gap under arm

Langur, Type 2: gap between stump and head; gap under arm (available only as of 1992 US Red Rose

Decaffeinated Tea mail-in promotion)


US Series 3 (1994 – 1999) Circus Animals

Sitting Elephant Female Monkey Horse Bear

Seal Tiger Standing

Elephant

Male Monkey

Lion Poodle Ringmaster Human

Cannonball

Clown with Pie Strongman Clown with

Drum

Ten figurines were previously issued as Tom Smith “Circus” Crackers. The last five figurines were new

molds used for the first time in the US series. A porcelain circus ring produced as an extra for displaying

the Wade Circus Whimsies was sold separately.

US Series 4 (1998 – 2002) Endangered North American Animals

Polar Bear (white:

looking forward) Bald Eagle (honey) Spotted Owl (beige) Florida Panther

(honey)

Timber Wolf (grey) Green Sea Turtle (green)

Humpback Whale (grey)

Manatee (blue-grey)

Peregrine Falcon (beige)

Sturgeon (blue)

The Polar Bear and the Bald Eagle were first issued in the Tom Smith Survival set and the Spotted Owl

was first issued as the Barn Owl in the UK 2nd

Whimsies. The last seven figurines (L-R) in this list were

new molds used for the first time in this US series.

US Series 5 (2002 – 2006) Noah’s Ark

Elephant

(female)

Elephant (male) Rhino (Female) Rhino (Male)

Zebra (Female) Zebra (Male) Goose Gander

Hen Rooster Ram Ewe

Lion Lioness Noah and his

wife

Fourteen male and female animals, representing seven kinds of wildlife, and a single figurine of Noah

and his wife made up the set of 15. A separate ceramic Ark was sold by mail, which was used to display

the Noah Series.


UK Retail Wade Whimsie Figurines (1965 – 2003)

Balding and Mansell “Flintstone Party Crackers” (1965)

Rhino Dino Bronti Tiger

Bluebird Hedgehog Terrapin Crocodile

Balding and Mansell “Wade Animal Party Crackers” (late 1960’s)

Rhino Dino Bronti Tiger

Hippo (honey) Giraffe (beige) Zebra (black) Wild Boar (beige)

UK Second Whimsies (1971 – 1984)

All multi-coloured/multi-shades; First 25 were commissioned for Red Rose Tea Canada in 1967

Fawn Rabbit (ears apart) Mongrel Kitten

Spaniel Duck Corgi Beaver

Bush Baby (1: larger

back leg) Fox Bear Cub Otter

Setter Owl Trout Lion

Giraffe (thick base) Chimp Hippo (large: 25x45mm)

Squirrel

Hedgehog (2: 2 pads) Alsatian Bluebird Wild Boar (beige;

green base)

Frog/Bullfrog (brown)

Langur (1: with green

leaves) Sea Horse Pine Marten

Horse (dark grey;

green base) Collie Camel (dark grey;

green base) Rhino

Lamb Cow Pig (large: 27x44mm) Angel Fish

Leopard Turtle Gorilla Orangutan

Pelican Kangaroo (brown) Raccoon Zebra (beige; green

base)

Cat (sitting) Dolphin Koala Donkey

Penguin Seal Pup Husky Walrus

Bison (large: 32x45mm)

Elephant Field Mouse Tiger

Barn Owl Mouse Ram Polar Bear

Variations:

Horse (beige; dark

brown/green base) Hippo

(small: 20x40mm) Pig

(medium: 25x40mm) Pig

(small: 25x35mm)

Bison (small: 28x40mm) Giraffe (thin base) Giraffe (no base) Zebra (black)

Langur (1: no green leaves) Wild Boar (all

beige)


UK Whoppas (1976 – 1981)

Set 1 (1976)

Polar Bear Hippo Brown Bear Tiger Elephant

Set 2 (1977)

Bison Wolf Bobcat Chipmunk Raccoon

Set 3 (1978)

Fox Badger Otter Stoat Hedgehog

Whimsie-Land Series (1984 – 1988)

Whimsie-Land Set 1, 1984 (Pets)

Retriever Puppy Rabbit Kitten Pony

Whimsie-Land Set 2, 1984 (Wildlife)

Lion Tiger Elephant Panda Giraffe

Whimsie-Land Set 3, 1985 (Farmyard)

Rooster Duck Cow Pig Goat

Whimsie-Land Set 4, 1986 (Hedgerow)

Fox Owl Hedgehog Badger Squirrel

Whimsie-Land Set 5, 1987 (British Wildlife)

Pheasant Field Mouse Golden Eagle Otter Partridge


Dogs and Puppies (1969 – 1982)

Alsatian (1969)

Adult Alsatian Alsatian Puppy, reclining Alsatian Puppy, sitting up

Cairn (1969)

Adult Cairn Cairn Puppy, reclining Cairn Puppy, standing up

Red Setter (1973)

Adult Red Setter Red Setter Puppy, sitting

up

Red Setter Puppy,

reclining

Corgi (1979)

Adult Corgi Corgi Puppy, reclining Corgi Puppy, sitting up

Yorkshire Terrier (1979)

Adult Yorkshire Terrier Yorkshire Terrier Puppy,

sitting

Yorkshire Terrier Puppy,

standing

Nursery Favourites (1972 – 1981)

Set 1 (1972)

Jack Jill Little Miss

Muffet

Little Jack

Horner

Humpty

Dumpty

Set 2 (1973)

Willie Winkie Mary Lamb Polly Kettle King Cole Tom Piper

Set 3 (1974)

Boy Blue Mary Mary Cat & Fiddle Queen of

Hearts

Tommy

Tucker

Set 4 (1976)

Puss in Boots Three Bears Goosey

Gander

Bo-Peep Old Woman

in a Shoe


Horse Sets (1974 – 1981)

Set 1 (1974)

Horse Foal, standing Foal, lying down

Set 2 (1978)

Horse Foal, trying to stand up Foal, lying down

Championship Dogs (1975 – 1981)

English Setter Afghan Hound Collie Cocker Spaniel Old English

Sheep Dog


Tom Smith Party Crackers (1973 – 1999)

Animate Crackers (1973-75)

Alsatian Pine Marten Wild Boar (beige) Fantail Goldfish (RRC)

Bullfrog (RRC:

light green; recessed

base)

Butterfly (RRC:

recessed base) Bluebird (recessed

base) Terrapin (RRC:

green-grey; recessed

base)

Safari Park (1976-77)

Lion (honey; green

base) Kangaroo (dark

brown; light brown

base)

Walrus (light beige;

grey base) Polar Bear (beige;

blue base; looking over

shoulder)

Langur (beige;

brown stump) Orangutan (ginger) Raccoon (light brown;

light green base) Tiger (honey; green

base)

Musk Ox (grey;

beige face) Koala (dark grey &

beige)

Variations:

Lion (all-over honey)

Circus Animal Set (1978-79)

Elephant, sitting Boy Monkey, with

teapot

Elephant, standing Girl Monkey, with

teacup

Tiger Brown Bear Sea Lion Lion

Poodle Pony

British Wildlife Set (1980-81)

Dormouse Partridge Weasel Mole (green-grey)

Hare (honey) Squirrel (red-brown) Badger (green-grey) Fox, standing (red-

brown)

Farmyard (1982-83)

Pig (pale pink) Goose (honey-brown;

brown beak) Duck, swimming

(white; blue base) Goat (white; green

base)

Horse (light brown;

green base) Cow (orange-brown) Bull (dark brown) Dog (honey; brown

base)

Variations:

Goat (all-over

beige) Duck (all-over blue) Horse (all-over beige) Dog (all-over brown)


World of Survival (1984-85)

North American Bison (brown)

Gorilla, seated (brown)

Whale (blue-grey) Sea Turtle (green)

Armadillo (green-grey) Golden Eagle (honey)

Polar Bear (white;

facing forward) Sea Lion (blue-grey)

Wildlife (1986-87)

Penguin (white) Rhino (blue-grey) Leopard (honey) Kangaroo (beige)

Koala (honey) Dolphin (blue) Wild Boar (beige) Orangutan (brown)

Nursery Rhyme Crackers (1988)

Same as those used in the Red Rose Tea Canada promotion

Bo-Peep Humpty Dumpty Hickory Dickory Dock

Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Wee Willie Winkie Old King Cole

Your Pets ... Family Pets (1988-89)

Cockatiel (green) Kitten (blue) Bunny (brown) Puppy (honey)

Pony (beige) Mouse (white) Guppy Fish (green) Guinea Pig (honey)

World of Dogs (1990-91)

Poodle (peach) Alsatian (brown) Corgi (honey) West Highland

Terrier (white)

Bull Dog (beige) Husky (white) Mongrel (grey) Spaniel (black)

Bird Life (1992-93)

Wren (beige) Duck, preening (white)

Eagle (beige) Goose (honey)

Pelican (brown) Barn Owl (grey) Rooster (green) Partridge (beige)

Snow Life (1992-97)

Hare (white) Fox (ginger) Seal Pup (blue-grey) Reindeer (2: beige)

Polar Bear (white;

looking over shoulder) Walrus (beige) Penguin (grey) Snowy Owl (white)

Whale (grey) Snow Goose (white)

Variations:

Reindeer (1: gap between legs)

Reindeer, Type 1: gap between legs

Reindeer, Type 2: no gap between legs


Tales from the Nursery (1994-97)

Bo-Peep (burgundy)

Humpty Dumpty (grey)

Jack Horner (beige) Queen of Hearts (apricot)

Hickory Dickory

Dock (beige)

Dr. Foster (brown) Cat and the Fiddle (grey)

Tom Piper (honey)

Boy Blue (blue) Ride a Cock Horse (green)

Cat Collection (1996-97)

Puss in Boots (dark grey)

Lion, standing (honey)

Kitten, sitting with

ball of yarn (peach)

Cat, sitting (beige)

Tiger (honey) Cat and the Fiddle (brown)

Leopard (honey) Cat, standing (beige)

Cat, stalking (apricot)

Kitten, lying with

ball of yarn (facing

left; dark blue)

Variations:

Cat and the Fiddle (light grey)

Kitten lying with

ball of yarn (facing

left; light blue)

Puss in Boots (light

grey)

Christmas Time Crackers (Bear Ambitions) (1996-97)

Musical Marco Artistic Edward Locomotive Joe Alex the Aviator

Admiral Sam Beatrice Ballerina

Hedgerow (1998-99)

Rabbit (honey) Hare (beige) Squirrel (peach) Mouse (honey)

Otter (brown) Mole (grey) Butterfly (blue) Badger (grey)

Sea Life (1998-99)

Seal (brown) Snail (bright blue) Turtle (light green) Sea Horse (apricot)

Angel Fish (light

green) Walrus (honey) Whale (bright blue) Dolphin (grey)


Wade Ceramics Limited Christmas Crackers (2001 – 2003)

Christmas Crackers Nursery Set (2001) New colorways of eight Red Rose Tea Canada Nursery Rhyme figurines

Jack (beige; brown

hair; green grass) Jill (beige; yellow

hair; green grass) Goosey Gander

(white; yellow beak,

feet)

Dr. Foster (grey;

black umbrella; brown

bag)

Mother Goose (beige; greenish-grey

hat)

Little Miss Muffet (beige; yellow hair;

black spider)

Little Jack Horner (beige; yellow hair;

brown plum, shoes)

Wee Willie Winkie (grey; brown hair)

Christmas Crackers Safari Set (2003) New colorways of Whimsie-Land Set 2 plus two new molds

Elephant (WL; grey;

olive green base) Lion (WL; honey;

dark brown mane;

olive green base)

Tiger (WL; honey;

brown stripes; mottled

green base)

Panda (WL;

black/white; blue-

green base)

Alligator (new; light

green; blue base) Giraffe (new; beige)

Absolutely Crackers (2001 – 2003)

Bird Whimsies (2001) New colorways for seven of the Tom Smith Birdlife plus the Snowy Owl from the Whimsie-Land Set 2

Wren (TS; pale

green) Duck, preening (TS;

beige) Eagle (TS; tan) Goose (TS; brown)

Pelican (TS; white) Snowy Owl (WL;

honey) Rooster (TS; light

grey) Partridge (TS; light

blue)

Safari Whimsies (2003) New colorways of Whimsie-Land Set 2 plus two new molds

Elephant (WL; grey;

olive green base) Lion (WL; honey;

dark brown mane;

olive green base)

Tiger (WL; honey;

brown stripes; mottled

green base)

Panda (WL;

black/white; blue-

green base)

Alligator (new; light

green; blue base) Giraffe (new; beige)


New Colorway Whimsies (1998 – 2003) Re-issues from previous Red Rose Tea Canada, Whimsies, Whimsie-Land, and Tom Smith molds

Whimsies Set 1 (1998) – Set “A”

Lion, lying (TS “Safari”;

honey; bright green base) Raccoon (Whimsies Set 11;

light grey; black nose; striped

tail)

Leopard (Whimsies Set 7; pale

honey; bright green base)

Hippo (Whimsies Set 4; light

grey; blue base) Mole (TS “Wildlife”; light

grey; pale green base) Gorilla, standing (Whimsies

Set 7; beige; grey-blue base)

Whimsies Set 2 (2000) – Set “B”

Polar Bear (Whimsies Set 12;

white; blue base) Beaver (Whimsies Set 2;

light grey; dark brown stump) Zebra (Whimsies Set 7; white;

black stripes)

Kitten, sitting (Whimsies Set 1;

apricot; dark brown yarn) Elephant (Whimsies Set 4;

honey; bright green base) Pup (TS “Your Pets”; honey;

dark brown ears)

Whimsies Set 3 (2001) – Nursery Set 1

Hickory Dickory Dock (RRC; apricot; dark brown

mouse)

Little Red Riding Hood (RRC; grey; yellow basket;

black shoes)

Puss ‘n Boots (RRC; blue;

black eyes, nose, boots)

Humpty Dumpty (RRC; pale

honey; black bow tie, shoes;

grey wall)

Queen of Hearts (RRC; pale

honey; dark red hearts) Old Woman in a Shoe

(RRC; apricot; dark brown

door; green base)

Whimsies Set 4 (2001) – Nursery Set 2

Cat and the Fiddle (RRC;

apricot; dark brown fiddle; tan

bow)

Tom the Piper’s Son (RRC;

honey; grey tam, kilt, socks;

black shoes)

Little Boy Blue (TS “Tales

From the Nursery”; blue; green

hat; dark brown shoes; yellow

horn)

Bo-Peep (RRC; blue; dark

brown crook; pink bow) Ride a Cock Horse (TS

“Tales From the Nursery”;

apricot; orange hair; black

shoes)

Gingerbread Man (RRC;

honey; yellow hair; green base)

Whimsies Set 5 (2003) – Farmyard

Cow (WL Set 3; white; tan

patches; green base) Rooster (WL Set 3; white; red

comb; blue wings, tail; grey

base)

Pony (WL Set 1; white; brown

patches; green base)

Pig (WL Set 3; pink; bright

green base) Duck (WL Set 3; white;

yellow beak; blue wings; green

base)

Goat (WL Set 3; white; brown

patch; green base)

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