Sales Post: Western Pony/Grooming Kit and a Knock Off Donkey

FOR SALE: Western Pony with Grooming Kit and a Knock Off Donkey, $10 each or $15 for both.

1) Western Pony with Grooming Kit, $10 (or $15 for both Western Pony and Knock Off Donkey if purchased together.)

An early Breyer piece, I found this piece at a local antique shop.

No chips or breaks, but it does have rubs and could use a gentle bath.

 

The grooming kit is vinyl and has some tears.

The grooming tools are long gone.

Looking at the grooming kit from underneath

 

and from the top.

Off side of the piece.

Near side of the piece.

View from the bottom.

View from the top.

2) Knock Off Donkey, $10 (or $15 for both Donkey and Western Pony if purchased together.)

This Breyer Donkey knock off may be a fake, but he is a cute fake.

There is a glow about him that looks like Breyer's pearly finishes.

Most likely he is made of styrene as he is very lightweight.

He was actually made in Hong Kong by the Diamond P company. Go here for more information on the history of this piece.

From the bottom.

Comparison with Breyer's Donkey.

Another comparison shot.

Purchase Information

To buy, send an email to horsiemama8@gmail.com telling me you'd like to buy the set. (This applies to those on Facebook, too.) If more than one person wants the models, I will go in time stamp order.

Payment is due via PayPal Goods & Services (sorry, no other payment accepted) within 48 hours after I send you an email accepting the sale. If no payment has been sent by the end of 48 hours, I will move on to the next person, again in time stamp order.

I will ship ASAP either USPS or UPS, whichever has the better rate. (I use Pirate Ship.) Shipping costs are not included in the sale price and are the buyer's responsibility. PLMK if you wish to add insurance.

More Information

I have scheduled today's sales models to post on the blog at 10:00 AM EST. I am also posting the sales models on my Facebook page, Horsiemama's Haversacks & Mercantile at the same time in an effort to be fair to both groups of people.

I will do my best to describe flaws but be aware that I do not always see them until someone points them out. Having said that, I will do my utmost to describe pieces as best I can.

Double Lucky Find!

Since I was at home for BreyerFest and couldn't shop at the Clarion, I went to one of my favorite antique malls and did a little shopping there instead. 

Imagine my surprise when I came around a corner and spied not one but two Western Ponies with grooming kits.

And for just $3 each! They were in my shopping cart before you could blink.

Both are in need of a bath and the removal of some sticker residue

But they have no breaks or major rubs.

One has a hind leg a little more forward than the other and both grooming kits have some tears in the vinyl from someone removing them.

But I am still thrilled with this find. They were made from 1958 - 1971 and so they are 51 - 64 years old.

Finding one of something is the usual collector's scenario. Finding two of the exact same thing? Makes me wonder if they belonged to two family members who have kept them together all these years. Perhaps they were Christmas gifts to two young siblings that were left behind as they became adults and have now found their way into an antique shop.

Hard to tell but fun to speculate. 

I plan to clean these up and keep one while the other is a gift for Liz Cory to thank her for picking up my BreyerFest models for me.