The Sheep
The sheep was introduced in 1909 to go with the Mary sets. No reduced size sheep were produced. Four designs are known differentiated mainly by their head designs.

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Judith Lile

Photo by Judith Lile

Glass eyes, carved head

All sheep have leather ears, a wooden tail, and a bell hanging from a red ribbon. The head, body, and tail in these early pieces are deeply machine carved.

Painted eyes, carved head

The painted eyes sheep retained the head and body designs of the glass eyes.

Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner

Painted eyes, molded head

The molded head lacks deep carving evident in the early GE designs.

Photo by Judith Lile

Decal eyes, molded head

This is likely the last version made. Decals were used for eyes on a molded head. The nostrils and mouth were simply painted on. Bell on this example is a replacement.