Hartland Horsemen plastic horse cowboy TV western star guide book - Gail Fitch

Description

"Visually arresting" ... "Excellent resource" ... Makes a great gift ...
From the dedicated Hartland source for 38 years ...
Shipped in a sturdy box ...
Your book will be signed and numbered, and you'll receive extra pages.
Hartland Horsemen
160 pages ..... 8.5" x 11"..... paperbound
Over 500 color photos, plus B/W historic photos
Published by Schiffer ... Includes values
Features interviews with company officials dating to the 1940s
This book covers the Hartland horse-and-rider sets, and standing gunfighters
made by the FOUR different Hartland companies in the five decades after
World War II. They were precision-painted and show finely molded details. The
Hartland sculptors created excellent likenesses of the actors and historical
characters.
Hartland stands alone in the quality and quantity of its plastic horse-and-rider
sets. The over six dozen sets were made in four scales, and most had at least
five pieces per set. A total of about 150 horses, mostly 8" or taller -- were used
with the riders. Many riders transitioned among two or more horses during the
1950s-1960s.  It's a complex body of work.
This book will help you match the correct horses, riders, saddles, hats, etc.
Reading about the TV shows and actors will take you back to the time when
westerns dominated TV. The book includes interviews with Hartland officials,
whom the author began locating in 1980, and historic photos in addition to
the 500+ color photos. Hartland Horsemen includes original prices, value
ranges, and scarcity ratings that never become outdated.
Most rider sets and extra horses with reins were released in the 1950s and
1960s, but this book includes the 1970s, '80s, and '90s re-releases, and the
"horses with reins" by Paola Groeber's Hartland company.
(Note: the 1950s-1990s "regular" Hartland horses -- the ones without reins
or riders -- are in a separate book, Hartland Horses and Dogs, and also
in Hartland Horses: New Model Horses Since 2000.)
Comments from buyers:
"Visually arresting!" --
Hartland horse & rider collector
"I can't get my face out of this book!" --
horse collector and artist
"Beautiful horses"
-- elderly farmer in a nursing home
"Wonderful book! Great illustrations! I love that it included updated info." -- eBay feedback
"Excellent Resource!! VERY Pleased. Highly recommend. -- eBay feedback
"Hartland Horsemen has been invaluable for me in researching my collection. You did a
wonderful job." -- Mike G.
"I want to compliment you on a truly fine book. I find the Hartland statues fascinating,
and your book really brings them to life." -- Bill L.
"I just wanted you to know how impressed I am with the Hartland Horsemen book. I really
enjoy looking at it! It is very well done. I enjoy the stories in back as well. You have done
a tremendous amount of research, and have made this book very complete. It's made me
even more interested in collecting Hartland than Breyer! -- Paula W.
"Thank you for such a wonderful book. It's rekindled my memories ... I played just about
every day with the Hartlands I had as a kid. Thank you for a wonderful book and keeping
me young at heart." -- Steve B.
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