oldgringo Report post Posted January 21, 2008 Just thought someone might like to see this old photograph of a saddle shop that operated here in the gold rush era town of Marysville, Calif. I believe this picture was taken around 1900, not sure. Interesting to me is that many of the saddles do not have the hand hold below the swell. Also of note is that the shop did not just produce saddles but also suitcases and other bags. Marysville, where I work, has a lot of fascinating history. Joaquin Murrieta killed one of our sheriffs in the early 1850s. And I read an account by a lady who came to Marysville during the gold rush with her husband and was running a boarding house. One day a Mexican vaquero chose to take his first ride on a colt outside her business. I think it would be D or E street now. Anyway she noted the horse went to bucking, bucked up on the boardwalk and into the saloon next door, exited through the side door and into another business and then through that front door back out onto the street and away they went. Pretty western in old Marysville. And on Memorial day after Cotton Rosser gets done putting on the rodeo, down at the Silver Dollar it still gets pretty Western! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorsehairBraider Report post Posted January 21, 2008 Wow, pretty wild place, it sounds like! That's really a neat photo. Just look at those saddles - I used to have one like that, really liked it a lot. Too bad you can't just walk into that place now and buy one of those... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve mason Report post Posted January 22, 2008 (edited) cool photo, I like to look at the shops from days gone bye. here is a photo of my great grandfathers shop from 1901 Edited January 22, 2008 by steve mason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kani Report post Posted January 22, 2008 I love old photos like that. Looks like they made every thing with leather back then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barra Report post Posted January 22, 2008 I love these old photo's From Pic one. Gladstone bags. I have not seen those in years. Also the pics of the saddles with no hand holes may have solved a little dilema for me. From Pic two It is very nostalgic to see a saddler and harness maker wearing an apron. A silly little thing but again you don't see it these days. Barra Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Report post Posted January 22, 2008 I can smell the leather in both pictures. 4 of 6 people in the shop where I work wear aprons and 99% of the time I wear a short sleeved shirt. Sleeves seem to get caught on stuff and dye is easier to get off my arms than shirt sleeves. Those sleeve protectors look too bulky to me. Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldgringo Report post Posted March 1, 2008 cool photo, I like to look at the shops from days gone bye. here is a photo of my great grandfathers shop from 1901 Steve I just checked your profile and see what an accomplished saddler you are. What a great legacy what with your great grandfather also a professional in the saddle business. I think that is so wonderful. I've got three saddles under my belt and am very proud to be carrying on such a great ancient tradition as ours. This site is absolutely the best source of leather working knowlegde on this planet. Really a world heritage site. Thanks for your contributions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke Hatley Report post Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) Steve I just checked your profile and see what an accomplished saddler you are. What a great legacy what with your great grandfather also a professional in the saddle business. I think that is so wonderful. I've got three saddles under my belt and am very proud to be carrying on such a great ancient tradition as ours. This site is absolutely the best source of leather working knowlegde on this planet. Really a world heritage site. Thanks for your contributions. Not my shop but i thought the theme very instering... a cordwainer at work many , many years ago. Edited March 2, 2008 by Luke Hatley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickybobby Report post Posted July 25, 2008 Just thought someone might like to see this old photograph of a saddle shop that operated here in the gold rush era town of Marysville, Calif. I believe this picture was taken around 1900, not sure. Interesting to me is that many of the saddles do not have the hand hold below the swell. Also of note is that the shop did not just produce saddles but also suitcases and other bags. Marysville, where I work, has a lot of fascinating history. Joaquin Murrieta killed one of our sheriffs in the early 1850s. And I read an account by a lady who came to Marysville during the gold rush with her husband and was running a boarding house. One day a Mexican vaquero chose to take his first ride on a colt outside her business. I think it would be D or E street now. Anyway she noted the horse went to bucking, bucked up on the boardwalk and into the saloon next door, exited through the side door and into another business and then through that front door back out onto the street and away they went. Pretty western in old Marysville. And on Memorial day after Cotton Rosser gets done putting on the rodeo, down at the Silver Dollar it still gets pretty Western! I grew up in So. California and as a teen my dad and I would go to Marysville area to a Paint horse and Quarter horse sale they have every year. We would pick up a couple of horses, take them home, ride them for 90 days and sell them. One year, one of the Paints we bought was a horse that Cotton Rossers wife Joanne raised. She was a nice lady, came out to the trailer after the sale to see the horse off. No. California is growing but the towns and people still make it feel "small town". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
