Pigs

The Pigs The pig was introduced in 1906 as a circus or farm animal. At least 9 pig designs were made. Regular size pigs have been found in white, flesh, flesh with black spots, and light pink. All pigs have leather ears and curled black corded wire tails. Two decal eyes regular size pigs have been found (see below). We have also just found a decal eyes reduced pig (see photo below).
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer Glass eyes, ball neck The earliest pig was made with a separate ball joint for its neck. The eyes are glass, the tail wire cord, and the ears leather. The ears were glued to the head. Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer The ears of these pigs were glued to the side of its head. Pigs are smart and have been used in circus acts.	Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Lajla Duffy Glass eyes, hemispherical neck In this design, the neck was separately made piece that was glued to the head. The seam is readily visible on this example. The ears were made to be erect but often flop with age.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer Glass eyes, one-piece neck The head and neck of this style was made from a single piece of wood. Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer
Painted eyes, small nose The nose was made much smaller and rounded on this variety. Also, the lower lips drop down. The shape of the mouth is narrow. Compare to the broad-nose pig. This nose was probably the result of overly enthusiastic sanding of the head by artisans.	Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed Photos by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed Five-colored painted eyes The eyes of this pig were painted with exceptional care - five colors were used. Can you see them? Also, note the coloration and shape of the ears.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer Painted eyes, broad nose The broad-nose painted eyes pig is probably the most commonly found. Note that the nostrils are drilled holes. Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer	Decal eyes, broad nose The decal eyes pig was probably the last made and could be the rarest. We have only seen two examples.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed Painted eyes, painted nostrils Surely this was the last regular-size pig made. The nostrils were painted-on rather than drilled as they had been with the earlier pigs. This is the only example we have seen made like this. Photo by Jim Sneed	Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer Reduced size, open mouth, painted eyes The reduced pig was made with a molded head and painted eyes or decal eyes. This open-mouth design has indistinct ears and nostrils. This example has painted eyes. There may be decal eyes versions of the open-mouth reduced design out there. Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer
	Reduced size, closed mouth, decal eyes This version was made by molding the head and applying decals for eyes. The shape of the head is much more pig-like in this design.
Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed See-Saw Pig Tricks