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| This is a new page featuring some of our favorite Hartland characters! Besides the plastic horse and riders, their products were licensed to a large variety of toys and cap guns. Most of the scans on this page came from toy manufacturers trade magazines in 1958 or 1959. As I get time, I may add a few more from the Christmas catalogs. |
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| The slender group of four photos were tied into the ad in the center above for CBS Television licensing. You can see that Hoby Gilman's hat was never really turned up like we see on our Hartland sets. |
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| Quite a few of the photos I have seen of Steve McQueen as Josh Randall have him in an odd stance or pose like the one on the left. I think he looks pretty good in the photo on the left. I've seen that rifle on eBay quite a few times, plus Marx made a minature version. |
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The Rifleman had a wonderful flip rifle. I am pretty sure I had this one when I was little, too. They are still very collectible and can be expensive if you can find them. I believe Marx made a miniature version of this rifle, too. |
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This drawing shows Bat Masterson with his reversed holster, derby, and cane. Now, I guess we all know it is really a "Defender Cane"! |
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This ad shows how the TV studios marketed their licenses to the toy manufacturers. This ad came from a November, 1957 Toys and Novelties magazine. Paul Champion told me he was the person at the Hartland facility that obtained the licensing for the company. He was the sales and marketing director during the prime years. |
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These two sheets came from a March 1953 Playthings magazine. Trendle-Campbell-Meurer, Inc. handled the licensing for both TV shows.
Click on either picture to view a larger image. |
