商品簡介
The Spurs of James J. Wheat, Pioneer Collector is more than a beautiful book of spur photos. The author provides information for spur aficionados and collectors, alike. He gives pointers on what makes a good collection, how to tell one spur maker from another by examining his work, and how the days of just "acquiring spurs" as a piece of working gear evolved into collectors paying thousands of dollars for the spurs of their favorite craftsmen or a certain regional style. The book also shows what influenced the creation of Texas Style spurs and what caused some of the makers to design as they did. All this through the examination of one man's collection - the late West Texas oilman James J. Wheat of Loving County, a pioneer spur acquirer with the means for the best.
作者簡介
A collector and dealer of Western Americana, Bruce Bartlett has been specializing in Texas-style bits and spurs since 1989. He and his wife, Julianne, own Rio Grande Trading Co., dealers in antiques of the American West. Located in San Antonio, the company specializes in spurs forged in the Texas Style and crafted from 1900 to 1940 during the spur's Golden Era. The company offers a range of rare, high-quality, investment-grade merchandise including bits, saddles, boots, chaps and antique firearms.
Bruce serves on the board of the National Bit, Spur and Saddle Collectors Association, the Advisory Board of the National Ranching Heritage Center and the Witte Museum board in San Antonio. He is a member of the Texas Gun Collectors Association, the Antique Bowie Knife Association and the Alamo Arms Collectors Association. He facilitated the move of the famous Buckhorn Hall of Horns collection to its current location in downtown San Antonio.
Bruce is a graduate of Baylor University and considered by many to be one of the most knowledgeable dealers in early Texas spurs. Bruce, Julianne and their son, Winn, reside in San Antonio, Texas.
