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The red color
varied a little over the years, but was basically a bright fire
engine red with silver accents. |
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Red 800 Series
Saddles and Blankets |
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 Red Champ Saddle with Dots
Hartland made a Champ Cowboy
with a red and white shirt and this is mostl likely his main
saddle when paired with a horse with red tack. The early Black
Beauties also used this saddle until roughly when they switched
over to the Semi-Rearing horse mold.
Red and White Champ Cowboy #801
Black Beauty |
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 Red Champ Saddle with Dashes
The Red and White Cowgirl would use this saddle when
on a Champ horse with red tack.
Red and White Cowgirl #802 |
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 Red Western Saddle with Cinch Holes
The red western saddles are actually fairly hard to
find. This one is created from the same mold as the Annie Oakley
saddle shown above. It was used with the Semi-Rearing and Rearing
versions of Black Beauty.
Black Beauty |
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 Red Western Saddle with Rifle Hole
I believe this saddle is even more rare than the red western
saddle above. It is molded just like some of the Black style
western saddles with rifle holes, but painted red. This one was
actually marbelized red, blac, and white plastic.
Black Beauty |
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 Red Indian Blanket
Two Indian figures shared this blanket. Actually three
if you count the two Thunderbird variations! They range a little
in color but are generally very bright red.
Brave Eagle : #812
Chief Thunderbird: #813
Warpaint Chief Thunderbird: #813 |
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 Red Indian BlanketStevens
In 1994 Stevens Plastics recast the Warpaint Thunderbird
set. The mold seem to be a little different than the one above,
but hard to say. The paint is much duller than the old ones.
In 1988 Stevens also produced a Styrene version of Chief Thunderbird.
I do not own one of the pieces but I would have to think it looks
pretty much just like this one!
Stevens Plastics Chief Thunderbird: |
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 Red & Black Jockey Saddle and
Blanket
This set showed up in the 1956 brochure for one year
and then vanished. The loose saddles are almost impossible to
find loose and seem to be missing from most of the sets that
turn up. The stirrups are actually molded alongside the legs
of the Jockey figure.
The Jockey/Turf King #811 |