Very few test run Hartlands are known from the early days of the company, and I consider myself incredibly lucky to be the caretaker of several of them. Enjoy!
The pride of my collection, a test run woodcut 9" Saddlebred. This mold was never produced in woodcut for unknown reasons, and this sample piece came from the collection of a former Hartland employee.
This is the 11" Saddlebred mold in metallic blue. She is a one of a kind test run from around 1967 that I purchased from a former Hartland collector. She needs some touch ups here and there, but I treasure her.
The 11" Arab in bronze. This model may have been meant to be the sorrel model, but this bronze variation of the color seems to be a one of a kind. It was probably made in 1968 and is pictured in Gail Fitch's Hartland book.
This funny little white horse is a very early Hartland. He probably dates to the 1940's, and only a handful are known to collectors. Interestingly, he glows in the dark.

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