Old Timer

When Lisa found the Marx pieces at Raven's Roost, she also found this lovely piece!

 Old Timer, #205, 1966 - 1987, USA stamp, $25, Raven's Roost Antiques, Lafayette, Indiana.

 He has such lovely, lovely dappling!

Sadly, he broke in transit (right hind leg, just under hock). I've repaired it and it is almost unnoticeable. He's still a really good find, especially since he still has his hat.

Zebra #4

There were two of these lying down Zebras at the antique shop.  Both had a flake on one ear, but one had some other breaks so I chose this one.

Lying Down Zebra, Japan, 1950s or 1960s, $8.50. Raven's Roost Antiques, 1/2014

 Mint Japan sticker on base.

A traditional Breyer with the two to show the scale and size.

Zebra #3

And on to Zebra #3!

He's big - Breyer Traditional size. And I REALLY like him.

Traditional sized Japan Zebra, unknown number and maker, $8.50, Raven's Roost Antiques, 1/2014.

He's traditional sized and most likely a Japan from the 1950s, maybe 1960s.

And he has a partial sticker on his belly.

I had difficulty finding a picture of him on Google images, so I think he must be pretty hard to find, certainly harder to find that Zebras #1 and #2.

A photo from the internet (eBay auction.)

Another photo from the same auction.

I will post pictures of him and the other large, lying one on Model Horse Blab and see what I can find out.

Zebra #2

Here is zebra #2. It is a Stone Critter (United Design Corporation, Norman, Oklahoma) from the 1990s and is made of hydrostone. Initially I thought this was a foal, but it is an adult zebra.

 Zebra, Stone Critters, #SC-235, manufactured 1990s, $6.95, Raven's Roost Antiques, 1/2014.

A view of his underside and label.

Just for fun, here is a picture of my two other Stone Critters. Believe it or not, both have won prizes at shows and NAN qualified!

Popcorn (the palomino and a favorite) and Roadkill (lying foal, named by another hobbyist at a live show when I put him in a mascot class. The name has stuck.)

Zebra #1

I found some zebras at Raven's Roost Antiques during winter break just after New Year's Day. I left them behind, too, so I could think about purchasing them. I don't collect zebras, but they are equids and these are very unusual and probably have some value.

So, after thinking about them for a week, I went back to the store and bought several of them. (There are others I left behind.)

The first is a Hagen Renaker imitation, probably from Japan. I have found it listed on eBay as manufactured by UCCTI, Japan (although I cannot find any information about the company online) and another listing called it a Fern. Mine has no labels or identification markings.

It seems to be the most common of the ones I brought home as I found several pictures of it online.

 Zebra Mama, HR knock-off from Japan, $6.95, 1/2014, Raven's Roost Antiques.

 The flip side.

There is a matching foal, but it was not in the collection at the shop. Here's a picture of it with the mama.

 Photo from Google images of an eBay listing.

Here is the real Hagen Renaker Zebra Mama and foal. Note the head is not turned and the legs are in a different position.

Photo from The Hagen-Renaker Museum, Ed Alcorn.

Hagen Renaker Zebra mama and babies

Produced 1952 only

Designed by Helen Perrin Farnlund

Staffordshire Drafter

Staffordshire made some china and porcelain pieces back in the late nineteenth century. They're not my cuppa tea, but they are considered valuable and highly collectible.

Apparently there is a company in Great Britain that does reproductions. Or did - judging from the piece I found at Raven's Roost Antiques, it was made in the 1950s or 1960s. (I've tried but been unable to find out anything about the company.)

 Staffordshire Reproductions England drafter with harness, $9.50, 5/31/13, Raven's Roost Antiques.

 I'd love to take the harness off, but that would lessen any value the piece has, so it's staying on.

Using my Breyer Misty for scale.