1931 Otto F. Ernst Catalog No.14 - Sheridan, WY, Saddles on CD

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Otto F. Ernst, Inc.
Cowboy Equipment
1931 Catalog No. 14
Sheridan, Wyoming
Otto Frederick Ernst was born in Louisville, Kansas in 1872.  He worked for a craftsman named Dogion.  Otto and his family moved to Sheridan, Wyoming in 1900.
H
e worked at several different jobs, including saddle making for George Parmeter.     In 1902 Otto and John Buckley opened the Ernst-Buckley Saddlery, continued    until 1907. Then due to a disagreement, the partnership was dissolved.  Otto bought Buckley's share of the business.  It is believed that Buckley went on to Lander Wyoming and then to California.
Otto's youngest brother, John E. Ernst became the master saddler in the family business.  Otto's oldest son Ernest (Ernie) F. joined the firm some time before 1921.
Otto died in 1938, John Ernst died in 1952 and one year after Ernie died, the doors were closed on this famous saddlery in 1975.
Even if you can afford to own this valuable resource guide, this is an opportunity to continue to use the information to document your collection and yet, not risk damage to your original version.
And...
if you don't have access to this original catalog, this is a perfect opportunity to research and learn more about the Al. Furstnow Saddlery Company.
Unlike inexpensive "Reprints", this Compact disk contains high resolution scanned images which faithfully depict the pages of the Original.
All these pages are scanned into .pdf files for viewing and/or printing from Windows or Macintosh systems. A copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader is included on every CD.
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