Lot 85

Texas Tanning MFG Co. Brahma Leather Saddle 12"

Estimate: $300 - $600

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Included for auction in this lot is a Texas Tanning & Manufacturing Company tooled saddle, from the Brahma Brand, out of the leather capital of Texas - Yoakum. In the early 1900's a man by the name of Carl Welhausen acquired a small tannery on Brushy Creek, moving the business into the heart of town proved good for business, by 1929, the name was changed to Texas Hide & Leather Co., with an expanding inventory of leather products from saddles to wallets, it became Texas Tanning & Manufacturing Company. by 1956, the name was once again changed to "Tex Tan", and merged with the Tandy Corp. This early saddle is marked with a maker’s mark on the seat rise reading "Texas Tanning & MFG Co. Brahma Brand Yoakum, Texas”. The perimeter of this saddle is heavily tacked while the saddle seat and seat jockey show a nice tooled design. The saddle shows serial number “850”. The seat on this saddle measures 12” and the gusset measures 5 ½”. This saddle comes from a local ranch in Cameron, Montana
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