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While not precisely a 'variation,' a few Harbour Lights limited editions were retired early. Some of these early retirements include pieces with true variations, others did not. (The complete shorter-than-planned run all have the same characteristics.)

Burrows Island WA (HL108) was introduced as one of the 'Original 17' in July 1991 with a planned production run of 5,500. It was retired three years later in July 1994 after an estimated 2,563 sculptures had been sold to dealers. The primary reason that it was retired was that it was not selling well. The actual lighthouse is on a remote island and is not easily viewed. There were variations among this shorter run based on the change in production from California to Canada. MORE INFO

Coquille River OR (HL111), introduced in July 1991 had a planned edition run of 5,500. Only 1,138 were made when it was noticed by a collector that the sculpture showed the building as a six-side structure. The actual lighthouse has eight sides. Harbour Lights decided to stop production. There were variations among the shortened run based on the change in production from California to Canada. MORE INFO

Point Arena CA (HL156), was introduced in November, 1995 with a planned edition of 5,500. In was retired in April, 1996 because of breakage in shipping. The thin tower and detailed 'eroded rocks' around the outside of the base were too delicate to survive shipment. The final count of shipped pieces was approximately 2,500. However it may be that the actual number of pieces sold without damage was much smaller. MORE INFO 

Chatham MA (HL172), introduced in April 1996, saw a fairly long production run of 8,032 out of the planned edition of 9,500, before collectors determined the sculpture was in error. The actual lighthouse had been moved in the past from one side of the road to the other. In doing so, the building was not rotated, but simply pulled across. This meant the 'front' of the building in its original position became the 'back' in the new location. The Harbour Lights sculpture had the roof reversed. The front of the lighthouse had three dormers; the sculpture showed these three dormers on the front.  MORE INFO 

Not included on this page are Cape Hatteras NC (HL102) and Assateague VA (HL145) because while the initial sculptures were changed, the full edition size was made using two different molds..

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