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Title: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on September 18, 2017, 06:58:17 AM
Hi!
I do collect Grand Champion and other brushable/plastic toys horses in appaloosa color.
But I did had this one as a gift and didn't know what it is...

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The foals cames with, they are chained... I didn't understand what's for.
There's NOTHING write under bellies.

If you know the brand or anything about this toy, it would help me a lot. Thanks you.
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: butterfly01 on September 19, 2017, 09:53:09 AM
Hi!  Are those ceramic, or plastic?  I don't know if this is helpful, but they look just like a set of ceramic giraffes that my great-grandparents had when I was a child.  Which would mean that they're antiques/ really old.  The two baby giraffes were chained to the neck of the mother giraffe.
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on September 19, 2017, 12:11:00 PM
It could be a start, but they're pure cheap plastic.
BUT maybe it's some knock off for this type of antique toys? Who know :cool:

THANKS for the help anyway.
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: HelloGoodbye on September 19, 2017, 12:20:16 PM
I have a horse on the same mold as the adult (except mine is bay).  I got mine new about a decade ago at a funky general store in my aunt's town.  They also had sets that included foals, but if I recall correctly the one's I saw had the foals chained to the mare rather than to each other.  I don't recall what the packaging said, unfortunately. 
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on September 19, 2017, 02:19:52 PM
I have a horse on the same mold as the adult (except mine is bay).  I got mine new about a decade ago at a funky general store in my aunt's town.  They also had sets that included foals, but if I recall correctly the one's I saw had the foals chained to the mare rather than to each other.  I don't recall what the packaging said, unfortunately.

A friend of mine just said to me that she had some and the mare and foals where all chained togheter (so yes, mine just do have lost a chain).
But no one seems to know what is it and still I don't understand the chain  :lol:
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: Gingerbread on September 19, 2017, 02:28:18 PM
They are mid 70s I think, possibly earlier. As you know they would have been chained together. They are ornaments. You commonly get deer and cats in the same sort of pose, a mother and two offspring, all chained togther. I used to have some orange lucite deer :)

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Link  here for more photos - https://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1CHZL_enGB699GB699&biw=1366&bih=638&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=vintage+chained+together+ornament&oq=vintage+chained+together+ornament&gs_l=psy-ab.3...114509.114509.0.114861.1.1.0.0.0.0.122.122.0j1.1.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.3aUkYKSuvDQ
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on September 19, 2017, 03:50:07 PM
How cool!
So they are probably knock off of the ceramic one. Or a kind of more recent republication in plastic.
Thanks a lot to all of you, I'm still digging but I have now idea of what I'm searched. Never imagined it could be ornament instead of toys :biggrin:
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: 01mlplover on September 19, 2017, 04:28:28 PM
It's crazy you brought these up! I've done some searching myself and never have found what they're actually called.

Back in the 90's I would go with my grandma to these little discount stores in the city and these little horse sets would be hanging on a rack in a clear plastic bag with a cardboard piece at the top. I don't remember how much they cost as I was pretty young at the time.

I would get a couple sets every time we went bc the plastic was so fragile that they always ended up with some part broken. I no longer have a set of these but they were one of my favorite toys. I always thought they were unique how the babies were chained to the mother.
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: nessa16 on September 19, 2017, 05:26:53 PM
Hi!  Are those ceramic, or plastic?  I don't know if this is helpful, but they look just like a set of ceramic giraffes that my great-grandparents had when I was a child.  Which would mean that they're antiques/ really old.  The two baby giraffes were chained to the neck of the mother giraffe.
I too was wondering as I remember a poodle "family like this at my grandparents home.
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on September 20, 2017, 08:05:49 AM
*squeals*  We used to have those deer on our Christmas tree and I always wondered about them...
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on September 20, 2017, 01:22:50 PM
Thanks for all your replies.

01mlplover > you confirm one things: they came from cheap stores, so they aren't specialy branded right? Sad to hear you broke your ones, but I'm sure you can found some new with a little of searching :biggrin:
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: 01mlplover on September 20, 2017, 03:49:47 PM
Thanks for all your replies.

01mlplover > you confirm one things: they came from cheap stores, so they aren't specialy branded right? Sad to hear you broke your ones, but I'm sure you can found some new with a little of searching :biggrin:

Not that I know of but I was so young at the time I never paid attention to the brand of things. I think they're just like the cheap toys you can get from gas stations and dollar stores.
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on September 21, 2017, 03:31:49 PM
Yeah thanks. I still didn't have found what it is, but I know more about :biggrin:
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: wystearya on September 23, 2017, 06:38:04 AM
My mom used to have a ceramic set of spaniel dogs like that.  The mom was chained to her two pups.
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: Einhornbaby on September 24, 2017, 10:33:45 PM
I had one of those sets as a kid, they are cute but not soo great to play with :P
They still sell the set (bay colored) at my local supermarkets kids section!
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on September 25, 2017, 04:23:06 PM
I had one of those sets as a kid, they are cute but not soo great to play with :P
They still sell the set (bay colored) at my local supermarkets kids section!

Could you consider to take a picture? So I can have a box/package refs to add to my searchs.
Should be so sweet to you :)

Thanks for all your responses!
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: Einhornbaby on September 28, 2017, 10:11:18 AM
Sure will do :) It might need a while though, dont know when Ill be visiting that store.
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on September 29, 2017, 06:14:48 AM
Sure will do :) It might need a while though, dont know when Ill be visiting that store.

No problem, there's no rush ;). Thanks you!
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: Einhornbaby on October 06, 2017, 06:40:14 AM
Have been to that store today but sadly they rebuild their toy section. I didnt find any equine toys; no ponies, no fakies, nothing :( :( All they kept were plushies, cheap doll supplies like bottles and diapers and such, Schleich and Playmobil. Sad to see, another store closing down on ponies and fakies. :( Sorry. But I know ive seen them in at least one other store around here in this area. Will keep my eyes open :)
Title: Re: Help Identify: Strange horse toy.
Post by: ColdRuru on October 09, 2017, 04:37:27 PM
Sad to hear :cry:
But a great great thanks you to you ^^
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