Breyer Horse

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Breyer Animal Creations was founded in 1950 in Chicago, IL., originally called Breyer Molding Company. Their first model horse, #57 Western Horse, came out in 1950 as a set with a mantel clock made specifically for F.W. Woolworth Company. Shortly after releasing the set for sale, the company was overwhelmed with requests for the horse to be sold separately^[1].

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Each horse is handmade, no two horses are alike.
Breyer dominates the model horse market in sales, volume and quality.
Breyer manufactures more than 5 million model horses each year.
Breyer is well known for their authenticity and realism in each model horse.
Breyer publishes a magazine called Just About Horses for its enormous based fan club.
Models are available in a variety of horse breeds.
There is no "Mr. Breyer", though Breyer most likely got it's name from a German chemist who worked with plastics (cellulose acetate) early in the 20th century.
The parent company of Breyer Animal Creations is Reeves International, located in Pequannock, NJ.
Each July, collectors from around the world gather at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington, KY, for Breyerfest, an annual collector's convention. Over a three day weekend, collectors can purchase limited quantity (Special Run) models, meet several real horses the models are based on, and meet other collectors.
Peter Stone, who once had overseen the Breyer division of Reeves, left the company in the 1990's to start his own company.