Well, the board is either fixed, or it's going to run terribly. Cross your fingers and hope for the best. I'm at my technical limit right now.
Spurs and the Great West
Spurs and the Great West
I’ve always thought that spurs are a great American art form. I’m not a collector but I’ve had a few pairs over the years. The first pair I owned were these made by Texan Oscar Crockett, a blacksmith who started making spurs commercially in 1916.
I bought them in an antique store in Utah for $20 and eventually sold them for $340.
I’ll bet some of you westerners have a pair hanging up somewhere.
I bought them in an antique store in Utah for $20 and eventually sold them for $340.
I’ll bet some of you westerners have a pair hanging up somewhere.
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These are gen-u-wine M-1911 U.S. Army cavalry spurs made by the August Buermann Mfg. Co. I bought them in an army surplus store in Colorado Springs in 1963. Eventually I sold them to Buermann's granddaughter, who wanted something to remember him by.
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My Dad was in the Calvary in the early 30's. My sister had his spurs just like the one's you posted. He traded in his horse "Chowhound" for a tank.
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Re: Spurs
Amazing how something so simple and utilitarian can be a work of art!
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I was in an RCMP office one time in St. Johns, Newfoundland and a RCMP officer came to work riding his motor bike, in full Red Dress Uniform. He came in the door and took off his spurs and hung them on a coat-rack...just like the ones pictured with the rounded short bar. Now that is pride in work, or is it not.
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The award or presentation spurs are always interesting. These were awarded at the Southern Colorado Regional Rodeo for the best working cow horse in 1998.
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When I was about 10 my dad bought a horse and said here it’s yours to take care of, just to help me learn responsibility. And I never had a saddle or spurs. At the time Tandy Leather sold Saddle Kits for $35, but I didn’t have the $35. Heck, probable no more than a buck and a half.
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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries prisons in at least three states had machine shops they allowed prisoners to use. This is an example of prison made spurs
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Blanchard spurs are recognizable by wide heel bands and relatively thin and sometimes short shanks. It looks like this cowboy rode for the 7L Ranch, a division of the Boyt Ranch in Texas, started in 1904..
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Some spurs, like this Buermann pair, have heel chains to keep them from riding up. Other cowboys used leather thongs or even baling wire.
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