THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
A Rarity Discovered Among My Collection
I was recently contacted by Gail Fitch, an author who documents the history of the Hartland Company. This company made cowboy and baseball memorabilia as well as other things, including some model horses. I have a few Hartland horses in my collection that I have had since I was a child.
The company folded, then resurrected itself in the late 1990s before closing permanently a few years later. (The Mississippi flooded the factory, destroying most of the molds.)
During that time I entered a contest for a drawing to win a free horse, and to my surprise, I won. (Usually that's Curt. He wins just about every contest he enters.) Gail is writing a new book on Hartland and was going through company records, coming across my name as the contest winner. Contacting me, she asked if I would give her permission to publish pictures of my horse and include it in her book. To my surprise, my piece is quite rare - only 5 were made according to Gail.
I don't mind having the piece documented in a book, and am pleased to know its history, so today I took some photos and sent them to her. Here's my unique horse:
The company folded, then resurrected itself in the late 1990s before closing permanently a few years later. (The Mississippi flooded the factory, destroying most of the molds.)
During that time I entered a contest for a drawing to win a free horse, and to my surprise, I won. (Usually that's Curt. He wins just about every contest he enters.) Gail is writing a new book on Hartland and was going through company records, coming across my name as the contest winner. Contacting me, she asked if I would give her permission to publish pictures of my horse and include it in her book. To my surprise, my piece is quite rare - only 5 were made according to Gail.
I don't mind having the piece documented in a book, and am pleased to know its history, so today I took some photos and sent them to her. Here's my unique horse:
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