Hartland Southland bronze
Hi Guys:
I'll add my two cents to a few of the questions here.
Hartland has had quite a few incarnations over the years. Wisconsin, Texas, Missouri, Louisiana, Ohio etc.
Two long time Hartland collectors started the Southland company to create new statues in the mold of the original Hartlands. They later went their own ways and one took over Hartland in Louisiana.
The initial offerings were plastic statues of Ryan, Griffey, Gwynn, Maddux, and Joe Jackson. The "commons" were painted in uniforms etc. They also produced in very limited quantities these five in silver, gold, pewter and bronze plastic.
Someone asked about lamps. In the tradition of the Hartland Mantle lamp, Southland did indeed offer lamps. Just as the Hartland Mantle lamps, these are quite hard to find! I have Mantle, Jackson and Griffey lamps.
Now onto the solid bronze statues. Here is the checklist for SOUTHLAND bronze statues:
the first five of their statues:
Griffey, Gwynn, Jackson, Maddux, Ryan
The original five HOF inductees:
Cobb, Johnson, Mathewson, Ruth, Wagner,
a different Mantle pose than the original Hartland,
Ruth/Gehrig different from the Hartland bronze ( more on this later)
Not issued:
Clemente: only a handful were produced due to a legal dispute between Southland and one of their investors who was financing the cost of production for the Clemente
Ted Williams: Only two produced. One for each partner. Southland could not come to an agreement with the Williams family
Football: Running Back
Variations:
Cobb no D on cap, Griffey w/autographed plaque embedded in wood base, Jackson no SOX on cap, Mantle no NY on cap
I have attached an SCD ad and a company promo piece showing the bronze statues. I will try to attach some statues, lamps etc.
When the partnership at Southland broke up, one went on to own the Hartland company. Under that ownership, Hartland made similar solid bronze statues. They produced:
Originals: Banks, Berra, Mantle, Musial, Spahn, Little Leaguer
Dallas: The Confrontation
Missouri: Ryan, Different pose than the Southland, Ryan w/ plaque
Louisiana: Ozzie Smith, DiMaggio running, DiMaggio batting, Ruth/Gehrig, different than the Southland, an 1800's Player w/ gold plaque, 1800's Player with HARTLAND embossed on wood base.
Another cool item or two.
The Missouri Hartland and Southland used the artist Nicolas Calcagno to design their statues. He actually did original artwork for the first five HOFer's see attached.
He also made a LARGE clay sculpture of the Missouri Wagner.
Glad to answer any more questions on Hartlands or Southlands! Or if you want to see more things LMK
Fred
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