Stuart Western Toys of the 1950s-60s

Welcome to the Stuart Western Toy website – originally, Those Elusive Stuarts. Over 25 years ago I started a Stuart website to gather information and connect with others who love these toys. As a child, my brother and I purchased single bagged sets from Woolworths. They were well made and affordable. The horses were beautiful. Many years later I longed to find them again. Nothing turned up locally at resale and vintage shops. Searching the Internet I began to have some success, mostly in unidentified lots. I realized that not much was known about them at the time. So I started gathering information as I began a collection. Eventually, enough leads were found and on March 9, 2000, I called Dexter L. Balterman, Stuart company owner during the 1950s-60s western toy era. (See the History Page).

Additional information and photos have recently been added. It's my hope that this information will survive into the future. (Please see the bottom of the Stuart History page concerning the use of text and photos and other information. Note: I've had to omit or alter some information from my original research due to a 2019 publishing copyright.)