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Burros

by Judith Lile and Jim Sneed

 The Schoenhut Burros
The burro was made both for stand-alone display and for pulling the chariot. A chariot burro has a hole in its belly. The burro was first made with the farm animals in 1908.

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner

Glass eyes, leather ears, twine tail

The stand-alone burro will have a hole-free belly. Nor will he have tack holes in his head. Keller Style I - Very Scarce

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Susan Turner

 

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Andy Yaffee

 

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Photo by Andy Ourant, courtesy of Noel Barrett Auctions

A GE burro in need of his chariot

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Sneed

Painted eyes, leather ears, twine tail

A lot of hand painting is evident on this example. Burro back color can vary from a medium to a dark blue-grey. 
Keller Style II - Very Scarce

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer

The burro that pulls the chariot will have a hole in its belly to accommodate the chariot's support shaft.

 

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Photo by Jim Sneed from the collection of Jim Kramer

Burro tacking is similar to that of horse-drawn teams. It consists of a red leather head harness and a red leather with a white leather decorative strip on the body harness.

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Photo courtesy of Fred Keller

The burro was used on a Half Rolly.
Very Rare