This one-of-a-kind resource covers the saddleries of Montana Territory and State over the period from approximately the 1860s through 1940. Learn about the fascinating societal impact of nearly 200 prominent and lesser-known saddleries, brought to life with 545 photos and 9 useful charts. These horse hardware stores designed, manufactured, and sold a myriad of practical and artistic equipment for cowboys , ranchers, farmers, miners, loggers, and every settler that ventured west of the Mississippi River. Saddleries’ hard-working-and today, collector-quality-products ranged from saddles and chaps to cuffs and boots, from hats to horse grooming tools to trunks. organised by date and eight different geographical areas of Montana, here are details, vintage documents, receipts, and photos of some of the most exciting and desirable Western collectibles known today (chaps, saddles, bridles, etc.), with emphasis on their maker’s marks for valid reference.
AUTHOR:
Jay C. Lyndes belongs to the fourth generation of a Montana ranching family and actively pursues cattle and horse raising as well as an extensive collection of Western Americana, especially items from Montana. Bobby R. Reynolds is a native Texan who has made Montana his home. He is an avid photographer who has travelled internationally to record flora and fauna as well as wildlife in his adopted home. E. Helene Sage is the author of over 350 scientific articles, reviews, Western-related commentaries, and auction catalogs. She is a devoted horse enthusiast and collector of Western antiquaria.
545 colour and b/w images and charts