Breyer Clydesdale Stallion

After a dry spell, September sure seems to be my month to buy horses! I found this guy at Sell It Here in Lafayette on Monday. I'd gotten some X-rays done for an upcoming doctor's appointment at St. Elizabeth East on Creasy Lane, and since I go right past the place to get home, I thought I would stop in. Bingo!

 Clydesdale Stallion, #80, semigloss, 1972-1986, no USA stamp, $20, Sell It Here, Lafayette, Indiana.

 Not having the USA stamp makes it an early piece. And I love the semi-gloss and black eartips!

I also noticed that he had unusual tail ribbons, so I compared him to Hercules, my first Clydesdale who has gold bobs and no USA stamp, and another piece with the red and white bobs but having the USA stamp.

Left to Right: USA/red bobs, new piece, Hercules.

 Close up of USA/red bobs Clydesdale's tail.

 My new piece with no USA/red bobs.

 Hercules.

One of the things I like best about collecting are the variations that you can find! And having a semigloss no USA stamp with an unusual tail ribbon Clydesdale makes me glad I went back and got this piece. I almost left it behind!