Vintage Trivia
1. What does SASE stand for? Self addressed stamped envelope
2. What was the address of the Breyer Molding Company in 1969? 222 S. Maplewood Avenue, Chicago, IL
3. In what year did Hagen Renaker begin producing models? 1945
4. The Old Mold Proud Arabian mare is a copy of which Hagen Renaker model? Large Zara
5. Who sculpted that piece? Maureen Love
6. What is the original name of the Hagen Renaker Dead Bird? Martini Drinker
7. Where did Hartland Horses start manufacturing horses? Hartland, WI
8. Who wrote the Model Horse Showers Journal, or MHSJ? Linda Walter
9. How was the MHSJ printed? On carbon paper, retyped as necessary
10. Which hotel (brand and city) hosted the early Model Horse Congress shows? Holiday Inn/Mt. Prospect
11. Which collector traveled with Nancy (Mongan) Falzone to those early Model Horse Congress shows? Marlene Kosanke
12. What is Nancy Falzone's maiden name? Snodgrass
13. Who are Faith, Hope, and Charity? The factory names for the first Breyer palomino Family Arabian Stallion, Mare, and Foal
14. What do the initials JO stand for? Joseph Original
15. What was Peter Stone's father's first name? Sam
16. Who was the elder Mr. Stone's business partner? Mr. Schiff
17. Who founded Hagen Renaker? John and Maxine Renaker
18. Hartland is also known for making _____________________________? Baseball players, cowboys and Indians, and religious figures all count
19. Hagen Renaker is located in what state? California
20. How did early hobbyists communicate? By mail. Long distance telephone charges were expensive
21. Early model horse shows were held by _________________________? Mailing photos to the show holder for judging
22. Take a guess... how much did a first class stamp cost in 1969? Six cents
23. In the 1970s, Hagen Renaker sent a large number of bisques to Breyer for consideration. Breyer stored these bisques in the factory until the factory was sold in the mid-1980s. What type of room did Breyer use to store these items? The executive bathroom
Bonus: Provide the maker and mold of Poco's Bucketsful of Trouble. Who owned that horse? Buckskin Hagen Renaker Maverick owned by Marney Walerius
Bonus: Provide the maker and mold of The Blimp. Who owned that horse? Breyer Appaloosa Performance Horse repainted in green/yellow Appaloosa owned by Liz Cory
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