Cowboy Spurs

When buying antique cowboy spurs or heel pain, you probably come across some of the old community as a collector's piece "The Big 3" known. These three designers and manufacturers of cowboy spurs, bits and tack are famous for bringing the cowboy driving the mass market and also for providing the material for our armies and shepherds, livestock has pushed hundreds of miles across America.

One was the "Big 3" doer August Buermann was born in Germany in 1842, went to the U.S.complete training and become a blacksmith. At 22 he started making spurs and accessories for civilians and members of the armed forces and the beginning of 1900 most of the U.S. Cavalry wore spurs, which were commissioned and produced by Buermann. Buermann spurs are easily identified by their "Star Brand" logo usually under or near the buttons on the side of the spur is located. Despite his success and fame, the company was acquired in 1914 and the brand Buermann Northand Judd, another hardware companies and large established.

North and Judd are also one of the most famous and encourage the leaders had their roots in a saddle, spurs, cowboy boots and equipment since before 1800. In 1878 they were in the North and Judd Manufacturing Company and had more than 500 employees who work for them, they produce spores and equipment for soldiers during the Civil War America and the U.S. Army. The famous brand of spores North and Judd is the "jump" thatcancellation was made on each of the spores.

Another of the "Big 3" is the company Crockett spurs, Oscar Crockett started in the early 1900s. Oscar skills learn how to make cowboy spurs from his brother and started their own sets of spores and the standard aluminum or steel spurs do for the mass market. If the company has purchased the dress Shipley Crockett Spurs in 1940, were produced and sold over 170 species of spores from their catalogs. Crockett Spursmarked with the word Crockett or C & G.

The newest member of the "Big 3" and perhaps the largest member of this group is a company called spores Renald. The owner of this company, then still the owner of the other major incentive which firms operate. He bought the bit-Kelly and companies run the company in 1965 and in 1951 Crockett Spurs. Renato The company was also a popular manufacturer of saddles, buckles and other horse gear and terms blacksmith. Finally, the largest RenatoManufacturers of Cowboy Spurs in America until its closure in 1980, said it had acquired with a long history and small businesses, and names over the years.