The best known for generations.
Chances are if today's Gen X parent remembers owning a model horse or two in their youth, it was probably a Breyer model.
Read on for more about the model horse hobby's time-tested line.
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Model horses or toy horses' are scale replicas of real horses and are highly collectible. Model horses can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of age or gender, although the vast majority of collectors are women. The hobby originated more or less simultaneously - but independently - in North America and the UK, followed later by Sweden (UK-influenced), Germany (US-influenced) and Australia. The hobby encompasses a wide variety of activities, from those who simply like to collect to those who enthusiastically show their models at model horse shows. Unlike many model cars or model trains, the horses do not need to be assembled from kits, although they can be altered to the collector's liking.
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There are many ways a model horse customizer can change the appearance of a horse. I will highlight the three most common methods: • repainting • hairing • remaking/resculpting
What can I tell you about Breyer?
HISTORYBreyer® Animal Creations® began as the Breyer Molding Company, a Chicago, Illinois-based plastics manufacturing company. Its first model horse, the # 57 Western Horse, made its appearance in 1950. It was a special order for the F.W. Woolworth Company, made to adorn a mantelpiece clock. The company was then flooded with requests from people who saw it and wanted to know if they could purchase just the horse! By accepting that one order, the Breyer Molding Company had changed the focus of its business and company direction forever! (source: breyerhorses.com)
Reeves International acquired the Breyer® Animal Creations® brand in 1984 and has gradually completed the transition from distributor to a manufacturing and marketing company in the last 20 years. The Breyer® Animal Creations® brand is Reeves International's largest line. Today, under the Reeves International umbrella, Breyer® manufactures plastic, porcelain, and resin model horses, animals and accessories for play and collecting. (source: breyerhorses.com)
Breyer® model horses, which begin as artist's sculptures, are all handcrafted and hand-painted with airbrushes and paintbrushes. Approximately 20 different artisans handle each individual Breyer® model from start to finish - a process, which, 54 years later, is still done by human hands, not machines. Even today, no two Breyer® model horses are ever exactly alike! (source: breyerhorses.com)
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Breyer Animal Collector's Guide: Identification and Values
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 11/28/2009)
Includes a gallery of over 500 color photos, dates, value ranges, and other vital information about virtually every Breyer animal made to date. Also gives the collector information on the hobby, the company, molds, and showing horses.
Links to more about Breyer models
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Model Horse Makes: Hartland Collectibles
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Model Horse Makes: Hagen-Renaker
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Stone or Breyer?
Choose your favorite model horse manufacturer.
Well, which one is it?
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The_Homeopath says:
I'd say Breyer just because they're so much easier to find and collect.
Posted July 02, 2008
CollectorsCottage says:
They're both great, but I've had a collection of Breyer horses since I was a child, so I have a natural preference for them! :)
Posted March 10, 2008
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