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Al Furstnow Saddle Tin Sign [152447]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Advertising Signs Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Al Furstnow Saddle Tin Sign [152447]
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550.00USDto j******5+ buyer's premium (137.50)
This item SOLD at 2022 Jul 24 @ 09:30UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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White on black embossed tin sign from this famous saddle maker. Also blue Al. Furstnow paper tag with saddle image." Al Furstnow was born right around 1862 in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. He learned the saddlery business from his father and worked for Collins' Saddlery in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1881. Furstnow went to Miles City, Montana, about 1883 where he worked for Goettlich for about a year. He then bounced around to Nebraska, Wyoming, and California for several years, coming back to Miles City to work for Robbins & Lenoir about 1892. In August of 1894, Furstnow opened his own shop. Then, in December 1894, Charlie Coggshall bought half interest in Furstnow's shop. Two years later, Furstnow and Coggshall, as partners, bought out the stock of Moran and W. J. Zimmerman. Furstnow & Coggshall added workers and became the only major saddlery between Billings, Montana, and Dickinson, North Dakota and a lot of people were sitting in saddles in those days!" from montanakids.com

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State: Montana
City: Miles City
Provenance: Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum