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Marks, Omaha over Owenhouse, Bozeman High Back Saddle

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana / Tack - Saddles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Marks, Omaha over Owenhouse, Bozeman High Back Saddle
SOLD
150.00USD+ (37.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2017 Dec 03 @ 16:47UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Early style high back saddle with cast iron stirrups. Single center for ring. 1880's. Floral pattern on high back. Saddle maker marks on both left and right leather pads of the rear skirt. The marks are difficult to interpret because one punch pattern was placed directly over the other pattern. On this specific saddle, the initial maskers mark is the Marks Bros. Saddlery Co of Omaha, Neb. They were a major competition of the Collins bros, who started in Omaha, later with a shop in Cheyenne. The Omaha saddleries were important, as the terminus of the Union Pacific Railroad, such that other saddlery sales outfits bought Marks saddles and gear for resale. Here, the saddle was bought by EJ Owenhouse in Bozeman, who marked the saddle with his stamp right over the top of the Marks stamp on both skirts. The Owenhouse outfit was handling saddlery from about 1885-1890, according to Lyndes et al, 2017. This is the oldest saddle in the sale. Date: Location: Bozeman, Montana HWAC # 55957