Members Wallyphyfe Posted August 12, 2015 Members Report Posted August 12, 2015 Here are some photos that were printed from glass plates; the photographer was one of the owners of the shop, and photography was one of his hobbies. A few years ago, a photographer who had a darkroom and lab made prints from well over 100 glass plates that had been in storage for almost 100 years. They all dated from around 1910. Check out the saddle that had been made in their shop. The shop closed around 1930. Quote
dirtclod Posted August 13, 2015 Report Posted August 13, 2015 Those are nice do have anymore? Quote I'm old enough to know that i don't know everything.
Members Dwight Posted August 13, 2015 Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 I could easily step into the first picture and feel at home. Wouldn't know how to use it all, . . . or make most of their stuff, . . . but I could learn. Too bad somebody ain't come up with a workable time machine yet............ May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members Wallyphyfe Posted August 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Here are a few more, mostly of their saddles and harness, but another of the shop, too. Quote
Members Wallyphyfe Posted August 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Here are some of the saddles. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted August 13, 2015 Moderator Report Posted August 13, 2015 Thank you very much for posting these pictures. It is a pleasure to look at these old saddles and the shop they were made in. I see a couple of my favorites (Chase splitters) in the first shop picture. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members billybopp Posted August 13, 2015 Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Awesome pictures! Thanks! I can almost smell the place looking at the photos. Bill Quote
LNLeather Posted August 15, 2015 Report Posted August 15, 2015 YES, Thank you very much for posting these pictures - wish I was there too! How Wonderful finding all those photos - And yes I can smell the leather and various finish & dressings... I love the smell of leatherwork. Quote ~Cheryl There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart... pursue those...
Mike Craw Posted August 15, 2015 Report Posted August 15, 2015 Those shots are fantastic, thanks! Mike Quote My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference. Harry S. Truman
Members Dwight Posted August 15, 2015 Members Report Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Just wanted to chime in on that second bunch of pictures, . . . the middle one. I love that plank floor and the t&g wooden ceiling. My wife would never go for that in our home, . . . but if I was a bachelor, . . . I could definitely see that in my life. Simple, rugged, good looking. I know there were other things that really complicated life back then, . . . but some of the things they did were just plain simple, easy, and not complex at all. Again, . . . many thanks for the pictures, . . . it makes history come alive. May God bless, Dwight Edited August 15, 2015 by Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
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