This is a rare Glossy Black and White Pinto Prancer Music Box complete with Indian Chief, all accessories including the incredibly rare paper headdress and metal bow, and the original instructions. The tune played by the music box has not been identified, but it is speculated to be something made up to "sound" like Native American music.

The back of the set showing off the accessories: knife, tomahawk, bow, quiver, and arrows. The accessories were made in a variety of colors such as yellow, red, white, brown, and even translucent red.

This is the Robin Hood set featuring a white Prancer, all original accessories, and the very rare hang tag.

Another music box, this one the Glossy Palomino Prancer with Lucky Ranger and all accessories. This music box plays "Home on the Range."

The Canadian Mountie set with a rare original box.

The plum Prancer with Kit Carson and all accessories.

The rarest of the decorators, this is the Wedgewood Fury. He is 1 of approximately 7 blue Furies (2 of which we own) currently known to collectors.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Montag Brothers Paper Company based in Atlanta, GA, offered a number of premiums to school children who bought their products. Kids could cut out and collect the "Blue Horse" trademarks found on Montag goods and send them in to the company for prizes, ranging anywhere from beanie caps to bicycles. In the early 1960s, Montag commissioned the Breyer company to make a blue horse, like their trademark, to offer as a premium. Only a handful of samples were made and sent to Montag, and the company decided not to go ahead with the premium due to lack of interest. The few models received were sent home with Montag staff members.

This particular model sat in the Montag company president's office for several years before it was given to the company's advertising executive, a horse figurine collector. He in turn sold the model, still wrapped in newspapers from 1965, to my family from his antique store in 1994. Our model is pictured with a variety of Montag paper goods and several original Blue Horse trademarks that were never mailed in.

An absoutely exquitite Woodgrain Fury. I think he's the most contrasty woodgrain I've ever seen. He came from the collection of the late Judy Grant.
This is the elusive Fury with Paper Saddle. This model sports an original saddle---beware of color-copied reproductions! The repros I have seen have all been initialed on the girth by the woman who sold them. This model was purchased before the repros became available.
Two variations on the Fury model---the one on the left has painted white socks while the one on the right has bare plastic socks (but a painted blaze, go figure).
The hard to find "Black Beauty" Prancer is one of the prettiest of the Fury Prancers. This one sports silver trimmed tack.

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