Little Collections 3

I promise this is the last lot for now - you can have too much of a good thing!   Cats who think they own the place despite being smaller than my little finger nail....

The original farmer (stamped 1955 underneath)  with a snazzy customised waistcoat courtesy of my older brother.

 Ned, the lonely donkey - can't find his friend.*

 Arthur and Boxer, chunky lead carthorses with lovely expressions

 A small percentage of the total lead cob collection - very elegant chaps these.

 Two examples of a Farmer's gig  - the green one I've had for years but the very old one is a more recent purchase.  In perfect condition these are very expensive.

 A small collection of hounds (apologies to the anti- hunt lobby and I've never owned the fox).

 My original stable - marked underneath 9/11d - a great deal of pocket money circa 1958 when I bought it!
And just a couple of the collection of plastic horses who are beautifully detailed and also have lovely expressions - unlike the ones produced after 1970 which are much more obviously toys.

Having been a horse mad child I always had more horses than anything else!  If any of you car booters come across any of these in good condition, there's quite a market for them now, especially in good condition and or with a box. The plastic ones pre- 1970 are better and many are date marked underneath .  Herald one's are older than Britains if they are plastic. I just love them for their charm - that someone bothered to model a small animal to scale and make it look real just for a child to buy at pocket money prices and play with, is amazing.

Edit*  found two other donkeys - knew I had more than one!  There's loads more of this stuff but I thought I would bore everyone to tears with any more.  I'll save it up for another occasion - unless I buy soemthing new at the Toy Collectors' fair.  Jx