This is Breyer's earliest version of see-through packaging known as the "Touchability" box. The models were secured to the cardboard by elastic bands as seen here. The packaging was short-lived, probably because the models were easily damaged with no protective covering, not to mention easily stolen, and only Family Arab Stallions have been found in these boxes. This one came with his blue ribbon sticker and a 1969 Breyer manual.

This is the "Showcase" box, the next evolution in see-through packaging. The box is clear plastic all the way around, and the model stands secured on a piece of styrofoam. These boxes are fairly fragile and were only produced from about 1970-1972 (I think). This one came with a 1970 Breyer manual still sealed inside.

The third see-through packaging type used by Breyer in the 1970s, a shadow box with form-fitting plastic covering the model. The plastic turned out to be fairly brittle and was not used for long on traditional sized models. Hardier plastic bubble packaging attached to flat cardboard backing was used to sell Classic foals, Little Bits, and Stablemates for many years however.

This is the elusive Fury with Paper Saddle. This model sports an original saddle---beware of color-copied reproductions! The repros I have seen have all been initialed on the girth by the woman who sold them. This model was purchased before the repros became available.

Two variations on the Fury model---the one on the left has painted white socks while the one on the right has bare plastic socks (but a painted blaze, go figure).

This is the rough coat Stock Horse Foal sporting the incredibly rare barbell sticker tag. Less than a dozen of these stickers are in collectors hands. I believe a sheet of these stickers exists in the Breyer archives as well.

This is the Adios Presentation Piece, though it is not the one released as part of the Presentation Series in the early 1970s. This model has a different base and a different name plate and was commissioned as a special run by Adios' owner, Delvin Miller.

The Ford Pinto FAF produced for Ford employees who worked on the Ford Pinto Design Team. A handful of these foals are known.

PAFs molded in pink and green plastic.

This is a very rare pair, the 1960s Buckskin Running Mare and Foal. They are listed on a 1962 sales list, but only 3 or 4 sets are know to collectors, so it would seem that Breyer cancelled the run. This mare has a partial dorsal stripe.

Carrot Cake, the 2009 Breyerfest Contest prize model. 1 of 30

A test run black Misty.

A test run black Family Arab Mare.

A pearly palomino Classic QH Foal.

A pearly Bay Rearing Stallion.

This Classic Arab Stallion was produced in very small numbers as a gift for Breyer reps in the early 1990s.

These goofy green models are stripped chalkies. In the 1970s, Breyer wasn't always able to buy white plastic, so they used a variety of colors (green, purple, pink, grey, brown, etc), and to hide the odd-colored plastic, the models were base-coated with white paint before their regular color was painted.

The matching green TB foal.