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Sales list. All photos show the actual items for sale, unless stated otherwise. ID numbers are from Richard O'Brien's Collecting American-Made Toy Soldiers, Edition No. 3, 1997. Both paint condition and color variations among otherwise identical figures are very important for Beton toys, and every attempt has been made to provide accurate verbal descriptions of those features. Mild paint loss and imperfections are common, but there are no breaks, splits, cracks, chips, repairs, significant paint wear, or deterioration of the plastic unless noted. All items are in hard plastic unless stated otherwise. If you would like to see another view of any figure or group, Ponylope can e-mail photos on request — just ask! Free shipping on all orders of $50 or more.
CIRCUS SCENES
BT 84 Dancing Girl (Ballerina), BT 88 Elephant, BT 83 Dancer (Acrobat)
A pretty, pastel-colored group of some of Beton’s most popular civilian pieces. Only a few vintage playsets
include female circus performers who balance atop horses, and none that ride elephants. The male dancer is
unique in the playset world! Here are two of the figures in excellent condition, with one of the hard-to-find
stands. The beige elephant has an aqua and yellow blanket with some paint loss.
R063 $30 SOLD
In the Spotlight
 
 BT 84 Ballerina and BT 120 Running Horse
Silver plastic Beton horses are quite rare, especially for the circus riders. This beauty is paired with a dancer whose tutu is
a pearly copper color, marbled and deepened with silvery overpainting. The picture doesn’t do this color combination justice! It’s absolutely unique in Ponylope’s experience.
N032 $25 SOLD
 
 BT 84 Ballerina and BT 88 Elephant
Pastel yellow and beige are set off by the elephant’s deep green blanket. There is a small paint chip at the mounting hole (see photo at right).
N031 $15 SOLD
 
BT 83 Acrobat and BT 88 “Baby” Elephant
Fire engine red and mint condition! This pair has a lot going for it. First, there’s the lovely, true elephant gray.
Then, the gloss and fire of the colors. Finally, the fact that this is a rare animal, smaller than usual, without any of the shrinkage that sometimes happens with Betons. Ponylope has never seen another one like it.
R067 $45
A Pocket Circus
 BT 122 Male Lion, BT 165 Trainer,
BT 88 Elephant
A lovely elephant marbled reddish tan and cream, a lion tamer, and a somewhat mangy lion! Just your old-timey backroads traveling circus in a nutshell. Note: The lion tamer is actually a teal color, not medium blue. All in good condition but Mr. Lion.
RN004 $12 SOLD
 
BT 164 Black Panther (Tiger) and BT 165 Trainer
Deep glossy black panthers pace the ring with a glittering trainer, molded in opalescent, brassy gray with
overtones of pink and sky blue. Superb condition.
RN006 $20
THE MENAGERIE
Hard Plastic
 BT 70 Camel
These rather unusual camels are molded in marbled light brown with black plastic (left) and a pearly tan with a touch of darker color (right). The one on the right has an uneven stance, due to a slightly turned-in left rear leg.
R065 [Each] $10
Ships of the Desert
BT 70 Camel
Three camels in more usual Beton plastic colors, with overpainting in contrasting colors. All excellent.
NP014 [Each] $8
Horns Aplenty
 
BT 170 Rhinoceros
Four rhinos in beautiful condition..
NP013 [Each] $8
Neck and Neck
 
BT 94 Giraffe
Three sweet giraffes. Note that the one at far right has warped legs. It still stands fine.
RNP001 [Each] $4
Hippo Hurray!
BT 100 Hippopotamus
Three hippos. The guy at the right has paint loss.
NP016 [Each] $6
Cool Cats
 BT 122 Lion
Five male lions in a variety of plastic base colors and overpainted accent shades. All in excellent condition.
NP015 [Each] $6
BT 164 Tiger
Beton calls this pose a tiger, but many were molded in solid colors with no stripes. The brown animal at the left would work just as well as a female lion. Mate it with a male from the above group!
P047 [Each] $5
BT 164 Tiger
A second group of big cats. Of course, a black “tiger” does double duty as a sleek panther.
N037 [Each] $5
Soft Plastic
BT 170 Rhinoceros, BT 168 Zebra, BT 94 Giraffe, BT 122 Lion
All are in very good condition.
P043 [Rhino, Zebra] $5 each [Giraffe, Lion] $4 each
BT 125 Moose
All are in very good condition. The yellow animal has a mark as shown that is an inclusion in the plastic, and there is another such mark on the inside back leg. The blue has light wear on the left front foot.
NP005 $5 each
BT 59 Buffalo
The green buffalo is excellent; the blue has wear and some discoloration (opposite side).
P044 [Green] $6 [Blue] $3
BT 149 Seal
P045 $2 each
BT 117 Kangaroo
Very good condition, with a little extra plastic on the right hip, where they were ejected from the mold.
NP006 $4 each
BT 132 Reindeer
These animals all have at least a touch of mold flashing on the antlers. It can easily be pruned.
NP007 $6
BT 82 Crocodile, BT 122 Lion, BT 164 Tiger
Though they are survivors all, these animals have some scars to show. The lions were marked on the bottoms of their feet, and the color bled. The tiger lost its tail, and the croc had his tail chewed.
NP008 $1 each
Vintage Toy Horses and Plastic Playset Miscellany from the 1950s On . . .
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