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BASEBALL BAT
DATING GUIDE |
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1988 Hartland Plastics 25th Anniversary Statues & Checklist |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1988
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MANUFACTURER
- Hartland Plastics
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SIZE
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Approximately
8-1/2" tall
(size varies on
player)
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PRICE GUIDE
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$20.00-$35.00
Excellent-Near Mint
Condition
Value will vary
based on player
demand
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Founded in 1941, Hartland
Plastics was known for making Plastic
western toys, such as Cowboys, Indians
and Horses. From 1958-1962 Hartland
Plastics produced 18 statues of star
Major League baseball players, a
Bat boy & Minor Leaguer. In 1958
the Wisconsin based company introduced
the baseball line of statues. Three
home state players were produced, Hank
Aaron, Warren Spahn, and Eddie Mathews.
In 1962 the
additional 15 players were added to the
series. The "Bat Boy" was originally
issued as the Little Leaguer but it was
changed because of licensing rights.
In 1963 Hartland Plastics was purchased by Revlon Cosmetics Company. The
statues were a Christmas time diversion
from the companies main source of
income, making bottles for perfume. The
new owners decided to stop the
production of the sports figures to
concentrate on making cosmetic perfume
cases and containers.
In 1987, Dallas attorney William Alley
of Dallas, secured the rights to
produce a commemorative set of the
original 18 players. In 1988
celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the
original release, the full series
including the Bat Boy which was
originally offered free as a bonus to
anyone that order a complete set of the
25th Anniversary. The statues can be
identified by the circled (25th) below
the belt on the back.
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1988 Hartland Player Statue
Checklist |
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Hartland Plastics
Sports Series of Famous
Baseball stars |
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| 1988 Hartland
Plastics 25th
Anniversary identifier |
1988 Hartland
Plastics
25th Anniversary
Statues Box Top |
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KEYMAN COLLECTIBLES
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