A-345, Bullfrog Baby
Height: ½”
Designer: Martha Armstrong
Production Dates:
F1957-F1958, as “Baby Frog” (Green & yellow)
F1970-F1973; F1989-F1990, as “Baby Bullfrog” (Green)
Mold Book Name: Frog, baby
A-344, Bullfrog Papa / Frog Prince
Height: 1”
Designer: Martha Armstrong
Production Dates:
F1957-F1958, as “Mama Frog” (Green & yellow)
F1970-F1973, as “Papa Bullfrog” (Green)
F1975-2021, as “Frog Prince” (Green/gold crown, with solid or spotted skin, Green/white crown)
F2004-S2008, as A-3441 “Frog Princess” (Green/gold tiara/closed eyes with eyelashes or dot eyes)
2006, as FS3442 “Frog” Special Run for Little-Shoppe feng shui (Gold )
2006, as FS3442K “Frog Prince” Special Run for Little-Shoppe feng shui (Gold)
Mold Book Name: Frog, mama
Notes: The crown adds an extra ¼” inch to the height of this piece. The frogs with white crowns may be unfinished “seconds,” as the white crown is very often misplaced.
A-38, Early Frog Baby
Height: ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
1949-F1953, as “Baby Frog” (Green/yellow, Green/white)
F1970, as “Toad” (Dark green)
F1973, as A-100 “Toad” (Dark green) [?]
Mold Book Name: Frog, baby
Notes: This is also known as Frog Baby, style 1. The exact identification of A-100 Toad is unknown. A-100 in the Mold Book is a worm, so this piece may very well have been a reissue of A-38 which for some reason was renumbered.
A-27, Early Frog Mama
Height: ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
1949-F1953, as “Mama Frog” (Green/yellow, Green/white)
Mold Book Name: Frog, mama
Notes: This is also known as Frog Mama, style 1.
A-477, Frog Baby
Height: ½”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1960-F1961, as “Baby Frog” (Aurasperse green)
S1962-F1969, as “Baby Frog” (Green/yellow stripes)
F1970; F1972-2021, as “Baby Frog” (Dark green, Green/smooth skin, Green/warty skin)
November 2007, as A-4771, Special Run for Little-Shoppe, 50 made (Blue)
November 2008, as A-4772, Special Run for Little-Shoppe, 50 made (Orange)
Mold Book Name: Frog, small
Notes: This is also known as Frog Baby, style 2. The mold was revised in the 1970s to have bumpy (“warty”) skin. A-477 can be difficult to distinguish from A-217, Tree Frog Baby. A-477 has a larger head and parallel hind legs; see comparison photo.
A-448, Frog Mama
Height: 5/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1960, as “Mama Frog” (Aurasperse green)
F1972-2021, as “Papa Frog” (Light green/dark green stripes/yellow throat, Green/smooth skin, Green/warty skin)
Notes: This is also known as Frog Mama, style 2. The mold was revised in the 1970s to have bumpy (“warty”) skin. A-448 can be difficult to distinguish from A-221, Tree Frog Mama. A-448 is slightly smaller and has shorter legs; see comparison photo.
A-405, Frog Papa
Production Dates:
S1960-S1962, as “Papa Frog” [colorway uncertain; probably Aurasperse]
F1962-F1970, F1972, as “Mama Frog” [colorway uncertain]
Mold Book Name: Frog
Notes: The identity of this piece is uncertain. It was illustrated together with A-406 Toadstool on the 1960-61 order forms.
A-4028, Frog, Mouth Open
Height: 1”
Designer: Bob McGuinness
Production Dates: F2007-2017 (Green)
Mold Book Name: Frog mouth closed [sic]
A-4027, Kissing Frog
Height: 1”
Designer: Bob McGuinness
Production Dates:
F2007-2021 (Green)
Mold Book Name: Kissing frog
A-4029, Leap Frog
Height: 1 1/2″
Designer: Bob McGuinness
Production Dates:
S2008-2017 (Green)
Mold Book Name: Leap Frog (top of leap frog pair)
A-867, Mr. Froggie
Height: 5/8”
Designer: Nell Bortells
Production Dates:
S1986-S2007 (Dark green/yellow)
Mold Book Name: Mr. Froggy
A-3285, Piano-Playing Frog, arms forward
Height: 1 ¼”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1998-2009, as “Frog on Stool” (Green/black or brown stool)
Mold Book Name: New Piano Frog
Notes: This can be paired with A-808, Grand Piano.
A-814, Piano-Playing Frog, arms raised
Height: 1”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
S1982-S1992, as “Piano Frog” (Dark green [earlier], Light green [later]
Mold Book Name: Piano Frog
Notes: This can be paired with A-808, Grand Piano.
A-478, Tadpole
Height: 3/8”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1960-F1961, as “Pollywog” F1960-F1961 (black underglaze, scratched through to white [htf])
F2007, as “Tadpole” (Gloss black)
June 2008, as A-4781, Special Run for Little-Shoppe, 50 made (Orange-pink)
Mold Book Name: Pollywog
Notes: Although this piece was made in the "black bisque" finish, it was sold as a Miniature and not part of the Black Bisque line.
A-4044, Timid Frog
Height: 1″
Designer: Bob McGuinness
Production Dates:
S2008-2021 (Green)
Mold Book Name: Frog mouth closed
A-221, Tree Frog mama
Height: ¾”
Designer: Helen Perrin Farnlund
Production Dates:
F1954-S1956, as “Mama Frog” (Green/yellow & white stripes)
F1970-F1981, as “Mama Tree Frog” (Dark green)
2018, as “Tree Frog mama” (Bright green)
Mold Book Name: Frog, mama
A-3364, Tree Frog on Stump
Height: 1 ¾”
Designer: Pedro Armenta-Topete
Production Dates:
S2002-2021 (Green)
Mold Book Name: Tree Frog