A Ribbon Rack!

I have been wanting to buy a ribbon rack for some time, but a search online showed that they can be very costly. This weekend it occurred to me that I had one right under my nose.

The top of the blinds is perfect!

New Hartlands

I saw this gorgeous Hartland Three Gaiter on MH$P and offered the owner, Mary Hackathorn, $8 for it.

 It is in near mint shape and is the first of this mold to be added to my collection.

While she and I were corresponding via email, she mentioned she had a cherry woodcut Mustang that she would sell. I offered her $10 and got this beauty today. (Cherry woodcut, in my opinion, is the hardest to find in any Hartland mold.)

 It even has its felt footpads intact.

Makes a nice addition to my ebony and walnut woodcut mustangs, doesn't it?

Rhett - Another Five Gaiter

Rhett was a January-June, 2001 collectors' special. Somehow I missed him. I've found a few pieces over the years, but the cost has been more than I wanted to pay or it was snapped up before I could get it.

As I've stated before, the Five Gaiter mold is one of my favorites. And glossy charcoal? One of my favorite colors!  So, when I found this piece on the H & H Winners' Circle web site, I snagged it pretty quickly.

He came with a hang tag and, surprisingly, a 2000 50th Anniversary catalog.

Rhett, $44.75 ($54.74 with shipping)

Vintage Collectors' Club - First release 2013

I LOVE the Five Gaiter mold, and have twenty-one pieces in it (my second longest conga line; only the Semi-Rearing Mustang tops it at twenty-six pieces.) Lucky me, it is the first release for the 2013 Vintage Collectors' Club.

I love the smoke color on this mold, and the blue ribbon sticker, too, of course!

Commander, $135.