2a>
3a>
4a>
There are a lot of copies out there. Almost all of the earlier pieces were copied (and a lot of the recent ones too). Most are easy to tell, but, some of the 50's made in Japan figures can fool almost anyone. Here are a few figurines that are NOT Hagen-Renakers (some shown with the real thing next to it for comparison).
1a. unmarked 50's copy of #160 with a companion, less mold detail then H-R & sloppy paint, white pottery, 2"; 2a. marked "Made in China" with a gold paper sticker, currently available, copies of #497 (mama) & #498 with altered tail, white bone china, 2" & 1", this company is currently making many H-R copies; 3a. unmarked, but I remember it was made in Japan, purchased in 1978, copy of #348, slightly larger than H-R & the color doesn't cover the edges of his feet, tan bone china, 1 1/16", same maker as 5a below; 4a. marked "Bone China Japan" with a red bone shaped sticker, 1960s, similar to #07, excellent paint detail (whiskers, fingers, toes, etc.), but less mold detail, grey bone china, 1 1/4", not a close copy, but the paint detail might make you think it's an H-R;
1a>2a>3a>4a>
5a. on left, unmarked, but made in Japan from 1978, copy of #439, slightly smaller (13/16") than the H-R, excellent paint & detail, tan bone china, shown with the H-R for comparison; 6a. Two hydrants, both are copies of #444, 1 3/8" - white bone china w/Japan sticker from the 60's, 1 1/8" - unmarked cold painted white pottery;
5a>
6a>
7a. 1950s with "Japan" sticker copy of #147 Frisky Foal, brown pottery; 8a. 1950s copy of #209, Reclining Horse, brown pottery; 9a. 1980s mini copy of #341, this one is only 1 1/4" tall though, white bone china; 10a. 1950s/1960s copy of #236 (I also have this same model in charcoal color), white bone china;
7a>
8a>
9a>
10a>
11a. 1960s Keepsake Miniatures copy of #326, white bone china; 12a. Homemade looking ceramic copy of #214; 13a. 1950s copies of the early lambs, both marked with ink stamp "Japan", white pottery;
11a>
12a>
13a>
14a. 1980s/1990s copy of #154, Made by Bug House of Japan, it's only 1" high - smaller than the H-R; 15a. 1990s Hammerhead Shark, Loza (top) & Hagen-Renaker (bottom), the Loza shark has a white belly (white pottery), is lighter in weight & slightly longer; 16a. 1950s copies of #148 - Standing Foal & #147 - Frisky Foal, Frisky is marked with a sticker "Bone China Shiken Japan", white pottery;
14a>
15a>
16a>
17a. 1950s copy of #169 - feet apart Saddle Horse, marked with a sticker "Bone China Shiken Japan", white pottery; 18a. Hagen-Renaker Jock on left & Metlox/Shaw Jock from 1955 on right, 1 3/4" tall; 19a. Hagen-Renaker Boxing cat on left & a copy on the right;
17a>
18a>
19a>
20a. Plastic copies of #419 - turtle, #399 - beaver, #81 chipmunk, on tan cards, "Made in Hong Kong", late 1970s-early 1980s; 21a. 1950s unknown copy of #150, grey pottery;
20a>
21a>
22a. An exact mold copy of early cat #73, marked Japan, 1950s; 23a. 1970's Keepsake Miniatures from Japan copy of #81, bone china; 24a. White bone china; 25a. White bone china;
22a>
23a>
24a>
25a>
26a. 1950's Japan copy of the early lying fawn; 27. Bone china Japan copy of mama skunk; 28. Copies of the early feet together saddlehorse & frisky foal in zebra color, white bone china;
26>
27>
28>
29. 1950s copy of #261 (fake on the left); 30. 1950s copy of #262 (fake on the left);
29>
30>
31. This is not really a copy, the calf mold was also used by Walker-Renaker, W-R pink holy calf shown next to the H-R early brown calf (see the holy calf again on the "related makers" page with his mom); 32. Keepsakes copy of H-R baby caterpillar; 33. George Good/Josef copy of Mama caterpillar;
31>
32>
33>
34. 1950s copies of the early Fawns, marked Japan; 35. Plastic copies of H-Rs;
34>
35>
36. 1960s copies of three H-R cats;
36>
37. Recent copy of the baby rocking horse with added unicorn horn, dark green rockers, bone china; 38. 1960s Japan copy of the H-R fishing cat, with sticker, colored pottery, this fish is a metallic gold color; 39. 1960s Japan copy of the H-R hanging cat, with sticker, colored pottery;
37>
38>
39>
40. 1960s Japan, excellent copy of the running dog, white bone china; 41. 60s Japan copies;
40>
41>
42. Two different copies of the baby giraffe, both are white bone china (real one on the right);
42>
43. Copies of the H-R mama & baby parrot with an added family member, white pottery; 44. 1960s Japan copy of #192, white bone china; 45. Larger copy of the circus dog #268, very nice, 3", white pottery, the little one is the real H-R; 46. Copy of #170, white bone china;
43>
44>
45>
46>
47. Two 1950s with "Japan" sticker copies of #146, Saddle Horse, colored pottery (palomino shown is a real H-R); 48. Slightly larger copy of the early Hagen cocker with newspaper (real one on the right);
47>
48>
49. Bug House (1980s) copies of Hagens; 50. White bone china copies of the whispering rabbit family;
49>
50>
51. 1950s Chained together copies of the Boston Terrier family, Japan sticker, white pottery; 52. White bone china copies of H-Rs; 53. 1960s unmarked poodle copy (real one on right), white bone china;
51>
52>
53>
54. Copy of the Little brother mouse, probably by Bug House, white bone china; 55. More Keepsake copies of Hagens;
54>
55>
56. Bone china lamb; 57. oversized copy of the Hagen Baby Country Mouse "naked", grey pottery, excellent detail, lined eyes/features, possibly by Freeman-McFarlin, real one on left; 58. Paper Japan sticker on rump, white pottery; 59. Copy of baby chipmunk #201, Japan sticker, white bone china;
56>
57>
58>
59>
60. Fox family, Japan "Mikasa" sticker, white bone china; 61. Deer family, Japan sticker, colored pottery & bone china with the chain; 62. Skunk family, Japan "Shiken" sticked, tan/pink ears, bone china;
60>
61>
62>
63. Fake matte brown mama & baby squirrels from the early 1960s; 64. Detailed goat like the early H-R kids, Japan;
63>
64>
65. Modern home cast ceramic copy of the H-R Persian; 66. Japan family of chickens; 67. Unnown white pottery copy of the H-R cub (real one on the right);
65>
66>
67>
68. 1950s, colored pottery; 69. Oversized copy (3"), 1950s, pottery; 70. 1960s Japan (G Novelty Co), bone china;
68>
69>
70>
71. 1950s pottery; 72. 1960s bone china, Japan; 73. colored pottery;
71>
72>
73>
74. Shiken Japan, white pottery, 1960s; 75. Kelvin's of Japan, pottery, 1960s;
74>
75>
76. 1980s Bug House (on right), Japan, real H-R on left;
76>
.
77. 1950s Arcadia novelty salt shaker - mold used for the 1976 H-R bell; 78. 1960s Japan, bone china; 79.1980s bone china, Japan;
77>
78>
79>
80. plastic; 81. 1950s colored pottery; 82. early 1950s pottery;
80>
81>
82>
83. Recent bone china; 84. 1950s Japan; 85. Recent Bug House bone china;
83>
84>
85>
86. Hobbycast type ceramic; 87. Pewter whispering rabbit with added carrot; 88. Japan, colored pottery, 1950s; 89. Hobbycast type ceramic;
86>
87>
88>
89>
90. 1950s Japan, colored slip; 91. Lefton 1950s goat kid, colored slip, real H-R on right;
90>
91
92. Lefton 1950s on left (H-R on right), unmarked, colored pottery; 93. Homecast type ceramic;
92>
93>
94. Japan, White Bone China, 1950s; 95. Japan, white pottery (shown with the real H-R);
94>
95>
96. Japan, white pottery (shown with the real H-R); 97. 1950s Japan, white pottery; 98. 1950s/1960s Japan, white pottery;
96>
97>
98>
99. 1950s Japan pottery oversived copies, little H-R cub pictured with them for size comparison; 100. Plastic; 101. Bone China;
99>
100>
101>
102. White pottery, 1950s, unmarked; 103. Colored Pottery, Japan, 1950s; 104. Bone China bee hive;
102>
103>
104>
105. Hobby cast ceramic & Bughouse baby hippos; 106. painted metal; 107. Shiken early 1950s Bone China;
105>
106>
107>
108. Hobby Cast Ceramic; 109. Bone china;
108>
109>
110. 1950s Japan Pottery; 111. Bone China Half Hippo Copy;
110>
111>
112. Smaller Copy of the Circus Elephant Pedistal; 113. Bone china copy of the donkey baby; 114. BugHouse bone china, 1980s;
112>
113>
114>
115. White Pottery, 1990s; 116. Bug House stump, 1980s bone china; 117. 1950s, white pottery;
115>
116>
117>
118. 1950s mama skunk copy on a planter; 119. 1950s Occupied Japan white pottery; 120. Metal copy of the Grizzly Bear;
118>
119>
120>
121. 1960s Napco, bone china; 122. Left is Hagen-Renaker, middle is a bone china copy, right is a hobby ceramic copy;
121>
122>
Ceramic molds that are copies of H-Rs from the 1960s (H-R copies circled)
QUICK LINKS:
***BEARS
***WATER BIRDS***OTHER BIRDS***CATS***DOGS***EXOTIC CREATURES***
***FARM ANIMALS***HORSES***HUMAN & HUMAN-LIKE***INSECTS & SUCH***
***RABBITS & RODENTS***WATER LOVERS***WILDLIFE page 1***WILDLIFE page 2***
***DISNEY***LITTLE HORRIBLES***DW/OTHER FIGURES ***
***COPYCATS ***ANIMAL FIGURINES GALLERY HOMEPAGE***LINKS***
Copyright © 1998-2008 Eagle Ridge / Jane Chapman All Rights Reserved.
Please do NOT use images from these pages on your own web pages or for any commercial (sales) use.
Links to these pages
are welcome, but, please, no direct links to individual images.