Early Five Gaiter

I got this piece from a fellow collector in California. He's an early Wing Commander with tassle tip and eyewhites.

Wing Commander with eyewhites and tassle tip, #52, 1963-1986, $30, Krystle Conroy, Fortuna, CA, 2/2014.

This piece's face strikes me as a bit odd - almost pearlized.

New piece on the left next to my carpet her piece Sham for comparison.

Another shot for documentation.

He definitely looks different about the face. And I have learned that that means to hold on to the model and keep watching hobby sites for someone to mention something similar.

You never know what you might find that you have!

Semi Rearing Mustang with Box

Another piece from Krystle. She'd posted a sales picture on Model Horse Blab, and I'd noticed this piece had a box in the background, so I emailed her and asked her about it. When she learned of my interest in vintage boxes, she shared that she also had a PAS for sale which I also purchased.

Diablo with box and USA stamp, #87, 1961-1986, $25, Krystle Conroy, Fortuna, CA, 2/2014.

Proud Arab Stallion with Box

One of my focuses for collecting currently is vintage Breyer boxes and I have been fortunate to find several recently for very reasonable prices.

Proud Arab Stallion with box, #213, 1972-1977, $25, Kystle Conroy, Fortuna, CA.

Flocked Clydesdale Gelding/Stallion/Mare

I saw this flocked piece on MH$P for a very reasonable $80 and snapped it up.

 Sears SR, 1983/1984 Clydesdale Gelding/Stallion, flocked, $80, Kelly Martin, Groton, MA, 2/2014.

There is no number for this piece. Nancy Atkinson Young's books says the 1983 version has the bit rings, so I am assuming mine is from 1983.

Boxer

This Boxer is a beautiful piece - I count myself lucky to have found him yesterday. I love his chestnut color!

Breyer Boxer, #66, 1954-1973, glossy chestnut, no mold markings, $10, Sell It Here, Lafayette, Indiana, 2/2014.

He, too, appears to be a very early piece. He was from a different vendor than the other three that I found yesterday, and was MUCH cleaner. (I bathed him anyway, though.)

Family Arab Mare

I have had a copy of this piece in my collection since the days of my carpet herd. I just could not leave this one behind, so I rescued her.

Family Arab Mare, #14, 1961-1963, no USA stamp, $15, 2/2014, Sell It Here Antiques, Lafayette, Indiana.

She cleaned up well when I bathed her, but I could not get these spots off her. (This is a pre-bath picture.)

Western Horse #2

This is the Western Horse that caught my eye initially, and the one I almost left behind. I think he's a chalky - he has that "glow" that they have.

 Western Horse, #57, 1970-1990, $15, Sell It Here 1, Lafayette, Indiana, 2/2015.

I asked on Model Horse Blab if anyone knows anything about that mold marking and found it had been added in the 1970s. That fits the chalky era and supports my thought that this is a chalky piece.

 A check of the hooves can often confirm chalkiness. 

They are not completely white, but then again, they aren't puddled, either.

Still, every time I look at this piece among my other Western Horses, its glowing coat jumps out at me, just as it did in the antique shop.

I am going to identify it as a chalky, at least until I get strong verification otherwise.

Western Horse #1

This piece is a real oldie - one of Breyer's earliest molds, and he's from an early run of that mold.

 Western Horse, #57, 1951-1960, gold eyes, $15, 2/2014, Sell It Here 1, Lafayette, Indiana

 Gold eyes and o-link reins.

Early saddle with high grommet.

Antique Store Finds

Yesterday I did a quick perusal of Sell It Here 1 and 2 before heading out to work at Hershey. At Sell It Here 1, I hit the bonanza.

 Two Western Horses, an early Family Arab Mare, and an early Boxer. Bingo!!

The horses were all from the same seller and were quite dirty, so I bathed them all before photographing them for documentation. The FAM has some dark spots on her, too.

The Boxer was the only piece I was going to buy as I have two Western Horses and the FAM, but there was something unusual about the saddle-less Western Horse (I think it is a chalky, plus it has a mold mark I have never seen). The FAM just looked bereft there on the shelf, and since she is such an old piece, I "rescued" her and will sell or give her away. The second Western Horse is a very early piece, and mine like it is an oozie and falling apart. How much longer I will be able to keep it is in question as it is deteriorating rapidly.

So, home they all came to Windsong Stables, home of rescue model horses!!

Chalkies & Pearlies

I am still working on identifying models, but here are some I am certain or near-certain are chalkies or pearlies.

Chalkies: 
QH Gelding in buckskin
QH Yearling in bay Appaloosa (basecoat; look under her tail)
PAS in dapple grey
Pacer in original bay
Midnight Sun
Bucking Bronco in black
Classic Arab Foal in black

Pearlies:
Clydesdale Foal with green blanket
Shetland Pony in bay
Lying Foal in black Appaloosa

I think my Indian pony in bay Appaloosa is probably a chalky, too, but the jury's still out. Stay tuned for future pictures and posts! I am having fun identifying them