Edward H Bohlin

[Smartee]

A quick "google" shows the book alone to be worth a good bit - I would imagine that this history could greatly increase the value.  Of course it would only be worth what someone is willing to pay for it

[Sheilajeanne]

Cool thread!!  

Handstitched, the top of that link mentions the Princess Margaret Hospital. That name is VERY familiar to me, as it's the name of a cancer hospital in downtown Toronto!  

I assume there's one in Australia as well...

Edited November 20, 2019 by Sheilajeanne

[jnottage]

Greetings. A leather worker friend of mine just sent me a link to this discussion. Saddlemaker to the Stars, which I authored and was published in 1996, continues to receive a gratifying level of interest. I have only a vague recollection of Tom Lay, but autographed hundreds of copies of the book. It can still be found; in fact, I have a few copies left myself. It has been out of print for many years. The museum was originally named the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, and has gone through a couple of name changes, including Autry Museum of Western Heritage. Happily, the institution still thrives in Los Angeles where you can see many projects from the Bohlin shop as well as a rich variety of great art and artifacts from the history and myth of the American West.

[Sheilajeanne]

jnottage, thank you for chiming in, and welcome to the forum! Handstitched is indeed lucky to have purchased this piece of western heritage which you authored!

Always interesting to learn about the history of our craft!

[Handstitched]

On 6/21/2022 at 2:24 AM, jnottage said:

Greetings.

Greetings to you too  .  I've only just noticed  these recent posts .. And thank you so much  for posting on here. Its not very often you meet the author .  I bought the ...your book from a vendor at a regular market. After some research, I realised just how much the book is worth.  Depending where you look, its in the hundred$, on another  site it was  up around the thousand $$ mark ...WOW !!  I only paid 10. To this day, I still haven't got the heart to tell the vendor how much its really  worth ...now, and thats without your autograph, and the bonus  historic photo that I found inside. That may add value, I'm not sure.   One day, I might tell him....mmmm..??.... or maybe not . 

On 11/20/2019 at 10:08 PM, Smartee said:

quick "google" shows the book alone to be worth a good bit - I would imagine that this history could greatly increase the value.  Of course it would only be worth what someone is willing to pay for it

I agree, but it ain't for sale   

On 11/20/2019 at 10:56 PM, Sheilajeanne said:

Handstitched, the top of that link mentions the Princess Margaret Hospital.

That was a childrens hospital in the Perth CBD  , now decommissioned and demolished  . I hate history being demolished and the politicians with no forethought  .  It was fully functioning and fully  operational.  With ongoing  hospital issues forever going on here in Oz , it could have been utilised,  we could have done with extra beds, despite its age, but instead, theres going to be yet another   supermarket and a fancy 'block of flats'  ( apartments) in place of it.

On 6/21/2022 at 8:40 AM, Sheilajeanne said:

Handstitched is indeed lucky to have purchased this piece of western heritage which you authored!

I've gone through it quite a number of times now, I'm still totally blown away . Those saddles are exquisite  works of art.  I would have loved to visit his workshop. 

HS

[Sheilajeanne]

So, I just found out something else Edward Bohlin was involved with... The Lone Ranger!!   His company used to make the silver bullets that Clayton Moore passed out to his fans at publicity events!

And, of course, the Lone Ranger had an Edward Bohlin saddle and tack!

 

 

[Sheilajeanne]

Lone Ranger's saddle: