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Art & History of Indian & Cowboy Horse Gear
By Ned & Jody Martin


Bit and Spur Makers in the Texas Tradition


 
Bit and Spur Makers in the Texas Tradition | Leather Edition
 

Limited Leather Edition | $275.00
plus shipping

The leather bound is a limited collector's edition and comes boxed, with a beautiful linen slip cover. Each copy is numbered and signed.
 
 



Bit and Spur Makers
in the Texas Tradition
ISBN: 0-9659947-2-4

By Ned and Jody Martin and Kurt House

This comprehensive and beautiful book highlights the Texas tradition of bit and spur making and the exquisite pieces produced by more than 60 artisans active between 1870 and 1970 in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Kansas, and Missouri. The 700 stunning photographs were taken of some 70 different private and museum collections.


Hardbound | $65.00 plus shipping



 

 





Bit and Spur Makers in the Texas Tradition | Pocket Guide

Also Available in a Pocket Guide | $25.00 plus shipping


This handy reference guide, paper-bound, in black and white, contains useful, concise biographies of 65 Texas-style bit and spur makers. The 3” by 7” format fits in your pocket or purse for quick reference. A portable complement to the larger version, it includes indications of collectibility, value and scarcity for each maker no longer living.


 


Book Reviews

"Finally a high quality complete guide on early Texas spurs and bits that answers all the most important question yet is small enough to be taken anywhere."

~Bruce and Julianne Barlett
Rio Grande Trading Company San Antonio, Texas


"This valuable addition to the existing literature provides biographies and useful notes on the maker's marks of 61 bit-and-spur makers of the Texas and Southwest region, some who were previously known only to regional collectors. An excellent bonus is the eye-opening and frank discussion on the valuation and restoration of bits and spurs."

~Don Reeves
Curator of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame




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