By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson
From Tribune News Service
Dear Helaine and Joe:
Might you be able to help us determine the approximate value of this Mobo horse? We would also like to know a little of its history.
Thank you for your help,
K. P.
Dear K. P.:
Ride ’em, cowboy! The phrase echoed through the minds of many boys and girls (ride ’em, cowgirl!) during the early years of television.
Many of us can remember lying on our tummies in front of the television watching shoot-’em-ups as long as Mom and/or Dad would let us.
Merchandise associated with these Westerns was in toy boxes in many homes in America. In many more cases, more generic-themed toy riding horses took up floor space in bedrooms, playrooms and almost any other room in the house where there was a TV….