Wade Figurines

CANADA		ENGLAND	USA
		First Whimsies (1953 - 1959) 49 Animal Figurines sold in ten numbered sets - Nine sets of 5, plus one set of 4
		Disney Hat Box Series - (1956 - 1965) - "Lady and the Tramp" - (1956 - 1965) - "Bambi" (1958 - 1965) - "Dumbo & Fantasia" (1958 - 1965) - "101 Dalmatians" (1960 - 1965) - "The Sword in the Stone" (1964 - 1965)
		Balding and Mansell - "Flintstones Party Crackers" (1965) 8 figurines - 4 Flintstones figurines - plus the Bluebird, Hedgehog, Terrapin, and Crocodile which were later included in the Red Rose Tea, Canada series1
Red Rose Tea - Series 1 (1967 - 1973) 32 Animal Figurines		Balding and Mansell - "Wade Animal Party Crackers" (late 1960's) 8 figurines - 4 Flintstones figurines - plus the black Zebra - plus the Giraffe, Hippo, and Wild Boar which were the same as those in Canada series 1
		Brooke Bond Oxo Ltd., England - Tea Promotion (1969 - 1970) - 16 animal figurines, identical to ones issued in Canada Red Rose Tea
		Dogs and Puppies (1969 - 1982) - 15 larger dog figurines - 5 sets of three, an adult dog plus two pups
Red Rose Tea - Series 2 (1971 - 1979) 24 Nursery Rhyme Figurines		Second Whimsies (1971 - 1984) 60 Animal Figurines - sold individually, or in sets of five - 25 were the same as those in Canada Series 1 - 17 more were later released in Canada Series 4
		Nursery Favourites (1972 - 1981) - 20 large Nursery Rhyme Figurines - 4 sets of five, sold individually
		Tom & Jerry (1973) - 2 figurines based on the cartoon
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Animates" (1973 - 1975) - 8 animal figurines
		Horse Sets (1974 - 1981) - 6 larger horse figurines - 2 sets of three, an adult horse plus two foals
		Championship Dogs (1975 - 1981) - 5 larger, purebred dogs
		King Aquarium Ltd. set (1976) - 6 figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Safari Park" (1976 - 1977) - 10 animal figurines
		Whoppas (1976 - 1981) 15 larger animal figurines - 3 sets of five, sold individually - advertized as the: "Big brothers to the famous Whimsies"
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Circus" (1978 - 1979) - 10 circus animal figurines
		Retail Nurseries (1979 - 1980) - 5 nursery rhyme figurines
Red Rose Tea - Series 3 (1981) 15 Whoppas - not packaged with the tea - available by mailing in a proof-of-purchase plus $1 for postage		Tom Smith Crackers - "British Wildlife" (1980 - 1981) - 8 animal figurines
		Vintage Wade Houses (1980 - 1993) - All of the vintage Wade "House" series
		"Disney's" Series - (1981 - 1987) - Reissues of the 1956 "Hat Box" Series (1981 - 1987) - "The Fox and the Hound" - (1982 - 1987)
		Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1981 - 1986) - 8 large figurines
Red Rose Tea - Series 4 (1982 - 1984) 23 Animal Figurines - 6 were the same as Canada Series 1		Tom Smith Crackers - "Farmyard Animals" (1982 - 1983) - 8 animal figurines	Red Rose Tea American Series 1 (1983 - 1985) 15 animal figurines (all single colour glazes) - 11 were the same animals as Canada Series 1 - 1 was the same as Canada Series 4 (Turtle)\| - 3 were never issued in Canada >Elephant, previously issued in UK 2nd Whimsies >Hare and Squirrel, previously in Tom Smith's "British Wildlife"
Kellogg Salada Canada Inc. (1984) - Canadian Salada Tea Promotion - 6 small houses from the Whimsey-on-Why series plus a tea caddy		Whimsie-Land -Set 1 - "Pets" (1984) - 5 animal figurines
		Whimsie-Land -Set 2 - "Wildlife" (1984) - 5 animal figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "World of Survival" (1984 - 1985) - 8 animal figurines
Red Rose Tea - Series 5 (1985 - 1986) 15 Animal Figurines - all single colour glazes		Whimsie-Land -Set 3 - "Farmyard" (1985) - 5 animal figurines	Red Rose Tea American Series 2 (1985 - 1996) Started with 15 animal figurines (all single colour glazes) - the same as Canada Series 5 Five more animal figurines were added in 1990. - Cockateel, Pony, Kitten, Puppy, Bunny
		Whimsie-Land -Set 4 - "Hedgerow" (1986) - 5 animal figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Wildlife" (1986 - 1987) - 8 animal figurines
		Whimsie-Land -Set 5 - "British Wildlife" (1987) - 5 animal figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Nursery Rhyme" (1988) - 6 Nursery Rhyme figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Village of Broadlands" (1988) - 5 small houses - same molds as five of the Whimsey-on-Why houses, but with different decorations and names
		"Coronation Street" Granada Television Promotion (1988 - 1989) - 3 buildings
Sherwood Forest set (1989 - 1998) - 3 figurines, plus one colourway - produced for Mianco Partners of Canada		Tom Smith Crackers - "Your Pets" (1988 - 1989) - 8 animal figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "World of Dogs" (1990 - 1991) - 8 Dog figurines
		My Fair Ladies - (1990 - 1992) - 16 large figurines - 2 sets of eight
		Sophisticated Ladies - (1991 - 1992) - 4 extra large figurines - Although backstamped 'My Fair Ladies' this set is very different from the actual 'My Fair Ladies' set
		General Foods set - (1992) - 9 animal figurines - this set never made it into production
		Traufler Animal Figurines (1992) - 4 animal figurines to compliment Traufler imported tableware
		Dinosaurs - Set 1 - (1993) - 5 dinosaur figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Bird Life" (1992 - 1993) - 8 animal figurines	Red Rose "Decaffeinated Tea" promotion (1992) - 20 animal figurines (all single colour glazes) - Same as American Series 2, but not packaged in the decaffeinated tea. - Available by mailing in an order form, a UPC, plus postage. - A separate UPC was required for each figurine.
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Snowlife" (1992 - 1997) - 8 animal figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Tales from the Nursery" (1994 - 1997) - 10 Nursery Rhyme figurines	Red Rose "Circus Animal" Series (1994 - 1999) - 15 circus figurines - 10 were the same as the Tom Smith Crackers "Circus" set - 5 were new molds
		Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf (1995) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 4 extra-large figurines issued one per quarter
		Bear Ambitions (1995 - 1998) - 6 figurines
		Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1996) Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 4 large figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Cat Collection" (1996 - 1997) - 10 Cat figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Christmas Time" (1996 - 1997) - 6 "Bear Ambitions" figurines
		WaterLife (1997) - 6 large figurines
		The Camelot Collection (1997 - 2008)) - 5 large figurines
		Myths & Legends (1998) - 6 large figurines
		Green Bear Ambitions (1998) - 6 "Bear Ambitions" figurines
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Hedgerow" (1998 - 1999) - 8 animal figurines	Red Rose "Endangered North American Animals" (1998 - 2002) - 10 animal figurines (all single colour glazes)
		Tom Smith Crackers - "Sealife" (1998 - 1999) - 8 animal figurines
		"New Colourway" Whimsies - Set 1 - "Animals" (1998 - 2000) - 6 animal figurines
		Alice in Wonderland (1999) Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 5 large figurines, plus 1 special edition figurine
		Van Hallen Figurines (1999) - 2 Penguins (April 1999, Wade Collectors Fair Trentham Gardens) - 2 Seals (Oct 1999, Wade Collectors Fair Dunstable)
		Wind in the Willows (2000) Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 5 large figurines, plus 1 special edition figurine
		"New Colourway" Whimsies - Set 2 - "Animals" (2000 - 2001) - 6 animal figurines
		"New Colourway" Whimsies - Set 3 - "Nurseries" (2000 - 2001) - 6 miniature nurseries
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		Cinderella Set (2001) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 5 large figurines - plus, the Fairy Godmother (special edition piece)
		Wade Ceramics Limited Christmas Crackers Nursery Set (2001) - 8 miniature nurseries
		Dinosaurs - Set 2 - (2001) - 6 dinosaur figurines
	Absolutely Crackers Ltd. Bird Whimsies (2001) - 8 bird figurines - similar to the Tom Smith Birdlife set, but with different colourways, and with a Snowy Owl instead of a Barn Owl	Red Rose "Noah's Ark" Series (2002 - 2007) - 15 figurines (all single colour glazes) - a porcelain Ark for displaying the figurines was sold by mail
	Animaland set (2001 - 2002) - 5 large figurines
	Peter Pan (2002) Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 5 large figurines, plus 1 special edition figurine
	AquaLand (2002 - 2003) - 2 large figurines
	Beauty and the Beast (2003) Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 5 large figurines, plus 1 special edition figurine
	Circus Set - (2003) - 7 circus figurines, plus a Circus Ring display base that could be ordered separately with 'WADES CIRCUS' embossed on the base edge
	"New Colourway" Whimsies - Set 5 - "Farmyard" (2003) - 6 animal figurines
	Wade Ceramics Ltd - Christmas Crackers Safari Set (2003) - 6 animal figurines
	Absolutely Crackers Ltd. - Safari Whimsies (2003) - 6 animal figurines, the same as the Wade Christmas Crackers Safari Set

	New Whimsies Set 6 : Set "C" (2004) - 6 comical animal figurines (new molds)
	Snap, Crackle, Pop (2004) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 4 large figurines,, plus 1 special edition figurine
	New Whimsies Set 7: "Family Pets - Dogs" (2005) - 6 figurines (new molds)
	Absolutely Crackers Ltd. - Dinosaurs (2005) - 6 dinosaur figurines, the same as the Dinosaurs set 2
	New Whimsies Set 8: "Family Pets - Cats" (2006) - 6 figurines (new molds)
	My Pet Collection (2006) - 8 extra-large dog figurines
	The Exclusive Wade Whimsies Collection (2007) - 5 animal figurines	Red Rose "Pet Shop Friends" Series (2007 - 2008) - 10 figurines (all single colour glazes) - a porcelain Pet Shop for displaying the figurines was sold by mail
	Animals From Around the World (2007) Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 12 animal figurines
	Dinosaurs - Set 3 - (2008) - 6 dinosaur figurines	Red Rose "Calendar" Set (2008 - 2012) - 12 figurines (all single colour glazes) - a porcelain display shelf was sold by mail
	New Whimsies Set 9: "Family Pets - Birds" - (2008) - 6 bird figurines
	Under the Sea - (2008) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 12 figurines - a porcelain display stand was also available
	Animaland Whimsies (2008) - 6 whimsie-sized figurines - similar to the larger Animaland set issued in 2001-2002
	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2009) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 10 figurines - a porcelain 'Dwarfs House' was also available
	Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 9 figurines, and a plaque
	World of Survival (2011) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 9 larger animal figurines - a porcelain display stand was also available
	Snap, Crackle, Pop Whimsies (2012) - 4 whimsie-sized figurines - similar to the larger Snap, Crackle, Pop set issued in 2004
	Jessie van Hallen Ladies (2012) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 9 miniature Van Hallen figurines - based on the 1930's Jessie van Hallen Ladies - a porcelain display stand was also available	Red Rose "Nautical Wonderland" Set (2012 - 2016) - 12 figurines (all single colour glazes)
	Jessie van Hallen Ladies (2013) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 9 miniature Van Hallen figurines - based on the 1930's Jessie van Hallen Ladies - a porcelain display stand was also available
	Faust Lang Whimsies Series (2014) - Wade Collectors Club Membership Series - 9 miniature Faust Lang figurines - based on the 1930's Faust Lang designs
		Red Rose "American Heritage" Set (2016 - 2020) - 10 figurines (all single colour glazes)
	Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf (2019) - 25th Anniversary of the Wade Collectors Club - Whimsie Special - 4 small figurines - Based on the 1995 Wade Collectors Club Membership Series first issue
		Red Rose "World Monuments" Set (2020 - 2023) - 10 figurines (all single colour glazes)
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