Catalog of "The World's Finest" Riding Equipment, Accessories, and Silver and Leather Goods from the Bohlin Shop of Edward H. Bohlin.

First edition. Octavo. 336 pp. with photographic illustrations of Bohlin products on every page. Publisher's printed ochre wrappers, front cover with an Till Gooden illustration in color of a bucking bronco. Mild soiling, old clear tape to spine ends, corners lightly curled. All in all, a very good copy.Apparently this copy belonged to an employee of the company. On the front cover we find handwritten in ink - Otto Lester to my Old Pal George. On the copyright page Otto has written -- You can't go by these prices. Write for prices on anything. I work on everything in here up to p. 200. On the opposite page, above a photographic portrait of Bohlin, Otto has written-- My boss, a good guy. And on p. 34, featuring a silver saddle called the Dick Dickson Jr, Otto has written-- We make more of these than any other silver saddle.Bohlin, born in Sweden, and was so infatuated with American cowboy life until at age 17 he boarded a freighter and worked his way to America. In 1912 he moved to Miles City MT, and cow punched and learned English. In 1916, Bohlin moved to Cody, WY. where he drove one of the last stage routes into the East entrance of Yellowstone National Park. He worked with both a blacksmith and a jeweler in Cody and honed his skills fabricating bits, spurs and buckles. He opened a small leather goods shop in Cody in 1920 where there was special demand for his innovative 3 piece buckle sets. Being a performer, he eventually joined a vaudeville company that took him to Hollywood. Here he met Tom Mix, who bought the coat off his back as well as his fine tooled leather boots, and travel bag. By 1922 he was living in Hollywood making silver and leather goods at his Hollywood Novelty and Leather Shop. By 1926 he had a well established business as Edward H. Bohlin, Inc. after which all leather goods, and silver were marked ?Bohlinmade, Hollywood, California? He eventually went on to become the silversmith to the stars.…