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This is Breyer's
earliest version of see-through packaging known as the "Touchability"
box. The models were secured to the cardboard by elastic bands as
seen here. The packaging was short-lived, probably because the models
were easily damaged with no protective covering, not to mention
easily stolen, and only Family Arab Stallions have been found in
these boxes. This one came with his blue ribbon sticker and a 1969
Breyer manual. |
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This is the "Showcase" box, the next evolution in see-through
packaging. The box is clear plastic all the way around, and the
model stands secured on a piece of styrofoam. These boxes are
fairly fragile and were only produced from about 1970-1972 (I
think). This one came with a 1970 Breyer manual still sealed inside.
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The third see-through
packaging type used by Breyer in the 1970s, a shadow box with form-fitting
plastic covering the model. The plastic turned out to be fairly
brittle and was not used for long on traditional sized models. Hardier
plastic bubble packaging attached to flat cardboard backing was
used to sell Classic foals, Little Bits, and Stablemates for many
years however. |
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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. |
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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). |
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This is the rough
coat Stock Horse Foal sporting the incredibly rare barbell sticker
tag. Less than a dozen of these stickers are in collectors hands.
I believe a sheet of these stickers exists in the Breyer archives
as well. |
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This is the Adios
Presentation Piece, though it is not the one released as part of
the Presentation Series in the early 1970s. This model has a different
base and a different name plate and was commissioned as a special
run by Adios' owner, Delvin Miller. |
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The Ford Pinto FAF
produced for Ford employees who worked on the Ford Pinto Design
Team. A handful of these foals are known. |
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PAFs molded in pink
and green plastic. |
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This is a very rare
pair, the 1960s Buckskin Running Mare and Foal. They are listed
on a 1962 sales list, but only 3 or 4 sets are know to collectors,
so it would seem that Breyer cancelled the run. This mare has a
partial dorsal stripe. |
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Carrot Cake, the
2009 Breyerfest Contest prize model. 1 of 30 |
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A test run black
Misty. |
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A test run black
Family Arab Mare. |
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This Classic Arab
Stallion was produced in very small numbers as a gift for Breyer
reps in the early 1990s. |