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, affordable, and the horses, beautiful. Many years later I longed to find them again but nothing turned up locally. Searching the Internet I began to have some success, mostly in unidentified in lots for sale. I realized that not much was known about these toys. So I started gathering information as I began a collection. I really felt the need to know more about them. 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).

It's my hope that this information will survive into the future. Stuart information at this Website has changed over the years. New discoveries and information gathered from a deeper look into saved materials have enabled me to keep adding to this site. (Please see the bottom of the Stuart History page concerning the use of text and photos and other information.)

*Please note: I've had to omit or alter some information from my original research at this website due to a 2019 publishing copyright.