 Mike Jackson’s Hartland Photos: Non-Hartland Sets and Parts (Scanned images on these pages copyright Mike Jackson 1997-2002 and not to be used by others without permission. Images of boxes, tags, and printed literature for historical reference only) |
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Kong Cowboy:I purchased this at an auction a while back with the shrink wrap still on the set. While it might not have actually come from Hong Kong , it is a knock off for sure. I was a bit skeptical when I was bidding on it, wondering whether if I won the bid at a high price that I might see big bins of them next month at Sams Warehouse or similar establishment. The person I purchased it from told me they had picked it up four or five years ago at a flea market and haven’t seen one since. Me either. Someday I might take the cellophane off of it but for now, I will have to examine it through the packaging. The horse appears to be glued to the red plate at the bottom. The accessories are in a plastic bag at the bottom. All of the dots, tassles, and filigree on the Champ style figure have been eliminated. The molded-in martingale is quite a bit simplified compared to most Hartland and Breyer horses. The hat on this one is black but it is identical to several brown ones I have managed to collect over the years. It is soft and rubbery. The two black pistols are quite a bit larger than any Hartland gun and have steer heads molded into the handles (at least it appears that way through all the plastic wrapping). The saddle is also a softer plastic, almost rubbery, too. It does have a little bit of detailing. |
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 This ad came out of the Wisconsin
Deluxe Company wholesale catalog from around 1955. I honestly
can’t say who made this set. Hartland large Champ style
horse have the mane on the right but they do have the large wavy
tail. They mention a cinch which is not that common on any Hartland
Champ style saddle but many Breyer saddles do have the cinch
strap. The bead chain is typical of Hartland pieces. I’ve
never seen a bronze Large Champ Hartland set, so I am inclinded
to think it is a Breyer piece. |
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I have no clue at this time who made this figure, nor what his horse would have looked like. |
