![]() ![]() “At present, we have in our files complete descriptions of more than 14,000 saddles that we have made. Porter Company gives each of its saddles an individual number and keeps a permanent record of each saddle by that number,” King added. “Consequently, our saddle business volume depends on a far-flung market that reaches from Africa to Canada and receives orders from places few people have heard of, including Jiffs, NV Pie Town, NM Bromide, OK Spur, TX Consumers, UT and Wolf Hole, AZ. Porter saddle is so long that the cowboy, rather than the saddle itself, is the first to wear out,” said Walter King, a 25-year Porters employee in a 1940 article in “The Arizona Republic.” Shows some wear, but in good ready to use condition. The store’s grand opening at its new location in 1940 featured Simon Pure sleeping bags, Victor tennis rackets, Hendan shirts, Field and Stream sportswear, Martin bits and spurs, Ralph-Pugh leather coats, and McCabe Silversmiths jewelry.īut the store was famous for its saddles. Recognized as 'the Saddle of Champions' signed by Toots Mansfield, famous Hall of Fame calf roper - known as 'the man to beat' in the 1940s and 1950s. ![]() Porters featured Western wear and outdoor equipment on the first floor and basement, while the second floor had a leather shop.
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