animal figurine: Breyer Horse Arabian Foal

Since the 1950, the Breyer Molding Company has produced figures of horses in several scales. The company began with the figure of a standing horse commissioned by the Mastercrafter Clock Company for the top of its wall clock. When the clock-maker could not pay for molding expenses, Breyer kept the molds and sold the figures to the C. W. Woolworth Company. The western horse (called # 57) sold well, and Breyer went on to make many more horses and other animal figures. In 1984, Reeves International bought Breyer Animal Creations and located the factory in New Jersey. The company now makes figures in resins and porcelains and produces about 300 unique figures each year. It caters to an enthusiastic market. In addition to figures, it produces an annual collector book, manages an online collector club, and hosts yearly Breyerfest conventions for collectors.