

A-005, Alley Kitten
Height: 5/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1961-S1962, as “Walking kitten” (Siamese, lined mouth)
F1962, as “Kitten” (Siamese, lined mouth)
S1968-F1970, as “Standing Kitten” (Siamese)
F1981-S1987, as “Alley Kitten” (Grey tabby)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, paw down
Notes: Some 1961-62 pieces are stockier, with shorter legs and tail and shaded face. It is not clear whether this variation was due to a worn mold, or there were actually different versions of the mold. Similar variations exist with the walking kitten, A-004.
A-2046, Basketball Cat
Height: 3 ½”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1989-F1989 (Calico [white with brown and black patches], blue or green ball, Plexiglas or ceramic base)
Mold Book Name: Cat, playing basketball
Notes: The Plexiglas bases are earlier than the ceramic ones. Cats had a tendency to become detached from the Plexiglas bases.
A-324, Bowling Pin cat
Designer: Don Winton
Height: 2"
S1957-F1957, as “Siamese cat (sitting)” (Matte Siamese)
F1968; F1971- F1974; F1977-F1988, as “Sitting Cat” (Gloss Siamese)
S1989-S1993, as “Sitting cat, Siamese/black” (Gloss Siamese, Black)
Mold Book Name: Cat, Siamese, sitting
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Cat, seated, style 3. I have not seen a Monrovia gloss Siamese example.
A-002, Cat standing, head turned
Height: 1 3/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farmlund
Production Dates:
F1961-F1962, as “Mama Cat” (Siamese, Abyssinian [rare])
F1965-S1966, as “Standing Cat” (Siamese)
S1968-F1974, as “Papa Cat” (Siamese)
S1975-F1975, as “Mama Cat” (Siamese)
S1976-2021, as “Tom Cat” (Siamese)
2022, as "Trick" (black, green eyes. Separate red/blue scratching post included. 33 made by HR Tennessee and sold in a blind box. Issue price was $150. The alternative piece was "Treat," A-3089 Siamese cat in black with attached green and blue scratching post. The post on its own is A-3089A.)
Mold Book Name: Cat, standing, head turned
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Cat walking, Style 2. The release date of the Abyssinian colorway is uncertain, but it has been seen on a Monrovia card.
A-377, Climbing Kitten
Height: 1 3/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1958-F1961, as “Climbing kitten, Siamese/tiger” (Siamese, Orange/light stripes [htf], Orange/black stripes [rare])
S1962-S1963, as “Climbing kitten, Siamese/alley” (Siamese, Orange/light stripes [htf], Orange/black stripes [rare])
F1963-S1992, as “Climbing kitten” (Siamese)
F2004-F2006, as “Climbing Kitten ‘Tabby’” (Grey tabby)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, fish bowl
Notes: The earliest Siamese Climbing Kittens have very dark, almost black shading.
A-2003 Dancing Cats, Jitterbug
Mold Book Name: Dancing Cat, head left
Height: 2 ½”
Designer: Maureen Love, Laurilyn Burson
Production Dates:
F1988-S1989, as “Dancing Cats Jitterbug”
F1998-S1999, as “Dancing Cats ‘Romantic’”
F1999-F2007, as “Dancing Cats ‘Romantic’ on base” (for all dates: Calico [white with brown and black patches], Plexiglas or ceramic base)
Notes: The original bases were Plexiglas. The cats tended to detach from the Plexiglas, so a ceramic base was substituted.
A-2002 Dancing Cats, Two-Step
Height: 2 ½”
Designer: Maureen Love, Laurilyn Burson
Production Dates:
S1988, as “Dancing Cats”
F1988-F1989, as “Dancing Cats Two-Step”
F1998-S1999, as “Dancing Cats ‘Swing’”
F1999-S2003, as “Dancing Cats ‘Swing’” on base (for all dates: Calico [white with brown and black patches], Plexiglas or ceramic base)
Mold Book Name: Dancing Cat, head right
Notes: The original bases were Plexiglas. The cats tended to detach from the Plexiglas, so a ceramic base was substituted.
A-2, Early Cat, seated
Height: 1.5”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
1948-1949, as “Cat” (Black/white)
S1950 and S1951, as “Siamese Cat” (Siamese)
F1951-S1954, as “Siamese Cat sitting” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Sitting Cat
Notes:
This is also known as Siamese Cat, seated, style 1. The 1948 and 1949 order forms show a cat with black and white spots; thereafter, it was produced as a Siamese. A common copy of the black and white colorway of A-2 has painted whiskers. Hagen-Renaker did not paint whiskers on these cats.
A-73, Early Cat, walking
Height: 1 1/4’”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1950-F1950, as “Cat (Siamese/tiger)” (Siamese, Orange tabby [htf])
S1951-S1952, as “Cat, Siamese” (Siamese)
S1959-F1959; F1963-F1970, as A-454 “Siamese cat (walking)” (Siamese)
S1971 and S1973, as “Walking Cat” (Siamese, Grey tabby [rare])
Mold Book Name: Cat ma Siamese
Notes: The mold was reworked around 1959; the revised mold is slimmer (see comparison photo, in which the first mold is on the left). This piece was formerly misidentified as A-073. It is also known as Siamese Cat, walking, style 1. The grey tabby colorway was probably made in S1971.
A-19 Early Kitten, head turned
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
1948-1949, as “Kitten” (Black and white)
S1951-F1951, as “Siamese Kitten” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, Siamese
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, head turned. The 1948 and 1949 order forms show a kitten with black spots. A common copy of the black and white colorway of A-19 has painted whiskers; Hagen-Renaker did not paint whiskers on these cats.
A-74, Early Kitten, nose up
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1950-F1950, as “Kitten (Siamese/tiger)” (Orange tabby [htf], Siamese)
S1951, as “Kitten, Siamese” (Siamese)
S1952, as “Siamese Kitten” (Siamese)
F1952-F1953, as “Siamese Kitten (walking)” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, Siamese
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, nose up. Very good-quality copies of the orange tabby colorway exist; most are marked “Japan” on the belly.
A-376, Fishbowl Cat
Height: 2 ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1958-F1961, as “Climbing Cat, Siamese/tiger” (Siamese, Orange/light stripes [htf], Orange/black stripes [rare])
S1962-S1963, as “Climbing Cat. Siamese/alley” (Siamese, Orange/light stripes [htf], Orange/black stripes [rare])
F1963-S1992, as “Climbing Cat” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Cat, fish bowl
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Cat, climbing, style 2, first version. A different climbing cat mold, A-3228, was released in 1996.
This mold has been incorrectly attributed to Tom Masterson.
A-181, Kitten on hind legs
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Tom Masterson
Production Dates:
F1952-F1954, as “Siamese Kitten (standing)” (Siamese)
S1971; S1972-F1972 as “Standing Kitten” (Siamese, Grey tabby [rare])
Mold Book Name: Kitten, Siamese
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten on hind legs. The grey tabby colorway was probably made in S1971. A variation exists with the upraised paw attached to the kitten’s cheek, but it is not clear whether it was a production run or a test mold.
A-3125-1, Kitten on Piano Bench
Height: 2 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1993-2021, as “Bench with Kitten” (Brown bench, purple cushion, grey kitten with or without tabby stripes)
Mold Book Name: Piano cat
Notes: The bench was also sold separately as A-3125. This piece can be paired with A-3124, Upright Piano.
A-437, Kitten, playful, paw down
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1960-F1961, as “Kitten” (Siamese, black shading)
F1982-F1986, as “Playful Kit paw down” (Black and white, airbrushed; Siamese, brown shading)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, paw down
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, playful, paw down.
A-057, Kitten, running
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1959-S1960, as “Kitten (running)” (Brown [htf]; Calico [rare])
F1973-F1974, as A-003 “Mama Cat” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, running, short hair
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, running. Although the order forms from F1973 to F1974 give the number A-003, the drawings show A-057, so these are the likely production dates for the fairly common Siamese colorway.
A-301, Little Kitten Found Mittens, paw up
Height: 1 7/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1956, as Kitten Who Found Her Mittens (Grey/purple shirt [htf], Orange/green shirt [htf])
S1967 (White/green shirt [rare])
Mold Book Name: Kitten, standing, found mittens
Notes: The 1967 release did not have mittens. This is also known as Little Kitten Found Mittens, style 1.
A-300, Little Kitten Lost Mittens
Mold Book Name: Kitten, crying, lost mitten
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1956, as Kitten Who Lost Her Mittens (Grey/purple shirt [htf], Orange/green shirt [htf])
S1967 (White/blue shirt [rare])
S1985-F2000, as A-857 (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, crying, lost mitten
Notes: This mold was slightly revised in 1985.
A-302, Little Kitten with Pie
Height: 1 ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1956, as Kitten Who Had Some Pie (Grey/purple shirt, pumpkin pie [htf], Orange/Green shirt, pumpkin pie [htf]
S1967 (Brown/green shirt, no pie [rare])
F1986-F1988, as A-875, Kitten Who Found His Mittens (Siamese, light blue shirt, dark blue mittens; red mittens [rare or test])
Mold Book Name: Kitten, sitting, had some pie (A-302); Kitten Who Found His Mittens (A-875)
Notes: The 1967 run did not include the piece of pie. The mold was reworked and renumbered in 1986.
A-438, Mama Cat, seated
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1960-F1961, as “Mama Cat” (Siamese, black shading)
F1973-F1974, as A-439 “Sitting Cat” (Siamese, brown shading; ; Calico [rare])
S1975-2021, as A-438 “Mama Cat” (Siamese, brown shading)
Mold Book Name: Cat, crouching
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Mama Cat, seated. From F1973 to F1974, it was listed as A-439 on the order forms. In S1975, the number reverted to A-438. However, the Mold Book calls A-438 “crouching” and A-439 “sitting,” so A-439 was apparently the original number for this mold.
The Calico Mama Cat shown here is a salesman sample glazed to a small lily pad.
A-3228, New Climbing Cat
Height: 2”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
F1996-S1998 (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: New Climbing Cat
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Cat, climbing, Style 2, second version (tail up). The production run has the tail curled up to the cat’s right. There is a variation of this mold with the tail curled to the cat’s left.
A-3044, New Kitten, facing left
Height: 1”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
F1991-F1998, as “New Kitten walk Siamese/Alley” (Siamese, Orange tabby)
S1999-S2000, as “New Kitten walk Siamese” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: New kitten walking
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, standing, facing left. Variations of the orange tabby colorway from earliest to latest include: white muzzle and chest; white muzzle with lined mouth; white muzzle; solid orange face
A-3043, New Kitten, facing right
Height: 1”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
F1991-F1993, as “New Kitten stand Siamese/Alley” (Siamese, Orange tabby)
Mold Book Name: New kitten standing (front feet together)
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, standing, facing right. Variations of the orange tabby from earliest to latest include: white muzzle and chest; white muzzle with lined mouth; white muzzle; solid orange face
A-3045, New Kitten, seated
Height: 7/8”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
F1991-F1998, as “New Kitten sit Siamese/Alley” (Siamese, Orange tabby)
S1999-S2000, as “New Kitten sit Siamese” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: New kitten sitting
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, seated, St. 2. Variations of the orange tabby colorway from earliest to latest include: white muzzle and chest; white muzzle with lined mouth; white muzzle; solid orange face
A-3042, New Mama Cat
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
F1991-F1993, as “New Mama Cat Siamese/Alley” (Siamese, Orange tabby)
Mold Book Name: New mama cat
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Mama Cat, crouching, St. 2. Variations of the orange tabby colorway from earliest to latest include: white muzzle and chest; white muzzle with lined mouth; white muzzle; solid orange face
A-3046, New Papa Cat
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
F1991-F1998, as “New Papa Cat Siamese/Alley” (Siamese, Orange tabby)
S1999-S2007, as “New Papa Cat Siamese” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: New papa cat
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Papa Cat, looking up. Variations of the orange tabby colorway from earliest to latest include: white muzzle and chest; white muzzle with lined mouth; white muzzle; solid orange face
A-054, Papa Cat
Height: 2 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1959-S1960, as “House Cat” (Brown [htf], Calico [rare])
F1982-2021, as A-454 “Papa Cat” (Airbrushed black; Brushed black and white with blaze; Brushed black and white with V-face [2018-2020], brushed black & white with V-face, black line between ears and muzzle [2021])
Mold Book Name: Cat, Siamese, walking
Notes: The airbrushed black colorway has several variations with white or black feet, white or black tail tip, and white forehead spot.
A-439, Papa Cat, crouching
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1960-F1961, as “Papa Cat” (Siamese/black shading)
F1973-F1974, as A-438 “Lying Cat” (Siamese/brown shading; Calico [rare])
Mold Book Name: Cat, sitting
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Mama Cat, crouching, St. 1 (facing right). From F1973 to F1974, this was listed as A-438 on the order forms. The Mold Book calls A-438 “crouching” and A-439 “sitting,” so A-438 was apparently the original number for this mold.
A-003, Papa Cat, stalking
Height: 1 1/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1961, as “Papa Cat” (Siamese, Abyssinian? [rare])
F1965-S1966, as “Creeping Cat” (Siamese)
S1968-S1973, as “Mama Cat” (Siamese)
S1978-S1993, as A-955 “Stalking Cat” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Cat, crouching
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Papa Cat, stalking. The number was changed to A-955 in 1978. The release date of the Abyssinian colorway is uncertain, but it has been seen on a Monrovia card.
A-326, Reclining Cat, paw out
Height: 1 1/8”
Designer: Don Winton
Production Dates:
S1957-F1957, as “Siamese cat (reclining)” (Matte Siamese; Gloss Siamese [rare])
F1968-F1974; F1977-F1988, as “Lying Cat” (Gloss Siamese)
S1989-S1993, as “Lying Cat Siamese/black” (Gloss Siamese, Black)
Mold Book Name: Cat, Siamese, lying
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Cat, lying.
A-299, Roughneck Kitten
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1956-S1957, as “Roughneck Kitten” (Gloss Siamese, Matte Siamese)
S1971-F1972, as “Angry Kitten” (Gloss Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, spitting
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, roughneck. Earlier gloss pieces have black shading; later ones are chocolate brown.
A-265, Siamese Cat, climbing, paw out
Height: 1 1/8”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
F1955, as “Climbing Cat” (Siamese)
S1956, as “Siamese Cat climbing” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Cat, Siamese, climbing
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Cat, climbing, style 1. This piece has a wire in the extended front paw to help with placement in a potted plant or other object.
A-050, Siamese Cat, facing left
Height: 1 ¾”
Designer: Don Winton
Production Dates:
S1964-S1968; S1971-F1972, as “Siamese Cat” (Siamese)
Notes: This is the Disney “Am” mold from Lady and the Tramp. It does not appear in the Miniatures section of the Mold Book. The Disney version has pink ears and more detailed facial paint.
A-049, Siamese Cat, facing right
Height: 1 ¾”
Designer: Don Winton
Production Dates:
S1964 -S1968; S1971-F1972, as “Siamese Cat” (Siamese)
Notes: This is the Disney “Si” mold from Lady and the Tramp. It does not appear in the Miniatures section of the Mold Book. The Disney version has pink ears and more detailed facial paint.
A-260, Siamese Cat, seated
Height: 2 ¼”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1955-F1956, as “Siamese Cat” (Siamese)
F1967-S1968, as “Sitting Siamese Cat” (Siamese)
S1969-F1974, as “Sitting Cat” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Cat, Siamese, sitting
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Cat, seated, style 2.
A-325, Siamese cat, standing, tail out
Height: 2”
Designer: Don Winton
Production Dates:
S1957-F1957, as “Siamese cat, standing” (Matte Siamese)
F1968- F1974; F1977-F1981, as “Standing Cat” (Gloss Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Cat, Siamese, standing
Notes: I have not seen A-325 in a gloss Monrovia (1957) version.
A-261, Siamese Kitten and yarn (standing)
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1955-F1955, as “Siamese Kitten playing” (Gloss Siamese with blue yarn, Matte Siamese with blue yarn)
S1956-F1957, as “Siamese Kitten with yarn” (Gloss Siamese with blue yarn, Matte Siamese with blue yarn)
Mold Book Name: Kitten and yarn
Notes: The yarn was attached separately, and may occasionally be missing.
A-3089, Siamese Kitten with Scratching Post
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Robert McGuinness
Production Dates:
S1993-2021, as “Kitten with Scratching Post” (Siamese)
2022, as "Treat" (black, green eyes, green/blue scratching post. 35 made by HR Tennessee and sold in a blind box. Issue price was $150. The alternative piece was "Trick," A-002 Cat Standing in black with an unattached red and blue scratching post. The post on its own is A-3089A.)
Mold Book Name: Scratching cat
A-262, Siamese Kitten, creeping
Height: 1 ½”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates
S1955-F1957, as “Siamese Kitten creeping” (Gloss Siamese, Matte Siamese)
F1976-F1977, as “Stalking Cat” (Gloss Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, creeping
Notes: The photo of A-262 in Charlton which is identified as Siamese Kitten, creeping, style 1 is a Japan copy. There is only one known mold version of A-262.
A-3329, Sitting Cat
Height: 2”
Designer: Kathleen Ellis
Production Dates:
F2001-F2006 (Grey and white)
2006, as FS33291, Special Run for Little-Shoppe feng shui (Gold)
[dates unknown] European Special Run (Calico [rare])
Mold Book Name: New sitting cat
Notes: This mold is also known as Cat, seated. The color varies from very light to very dark grey.
A-056, Stalking Kitten
Height: 1 1/2”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1959-S1960, as “Kitten (paw up)” (Brown [htf], Calico [rare])
S1986-S2003, as A-868 “Stalking Kitten” (Siamese)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, running, short hair, paw up
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, stalking. There are two mold versions of the Siamese colorway; the revised mold has the head turned slightly to the right.
A-369, Tiny Kitten, drinking
Height: ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1958-F1961, as “Lying Kitten, Siamese/tiger” (Siamese, Orange/light stripes [htf], Orange/black stripes [rare])
S1962-S1963, as “Lying Kitten, Siamese/alley” (Siamese, Orange/light stripes [htf], Orange/black stripes [rare])
F1963-2021, as “Lying Kitten” (Siamese; Calico [rare, c. Fall 1973-Fall 1974])
Mold Book Name: Kitten, licking
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, drinking. The earliest Siamese have black points and lined mouths (see photo).
A-368, Tiny Kitten, seated
Height: 5/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1958-F1961, as “Sitting Kitten, Siamese/tiger” (Siamese, Orange/light stripes [htf], Orange/black stripes [rare])
S1962-S1963, as “Sitting Kitten, Siamese/alley” (Siamese, Orange/light stripes [htf], Orange/black stripes [rare])
F1963-2021, as “Sitting Kitten” (Siamese; Calico [rare, c. Fall 1973-Fall 1974])
Mold Book Name: Kitten, sitting
Notes: This is also known as Siamese Kitten, seated, style 1. Monrovia Siamese kittens have a lined mouth.
A-004, Tiny Siamese Kitten, walking
Height: ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1961-S1962, as “Standing Kitten” (Siamese, lined mouth)
S1968-S1974, as “Playful Kitten” (Siamese)
F1974-F1975, as “Kitten” (Siamese)
S1975-2021, as “Walking Kitten” (Siamese)
November 2009, as A-041 “Walking Kitten,” Special Run for Little-Shoppe, 50 made (Purple)
Mold Book Name: Kitten, paw up
Notes: The earliest versions of this kitten are much stockier and have light shading. Later kittens of the same run (1961-62) are slimmer. See comparison photo, in which the oldest kitten is on the left.
