Guatemalan palm leaf, the current rage in south Texas, size 7 1/4″, Sunbody Hats, 5″ brim, 6″ crown custom creased with handmade authentic studded leather hat band, worn but almost new, Price $195
Bowie Knife
Bowie Knife Western Knife Co. with * S mark, walrus ivory handle, 6 3/4” spear point blade, 10” overall in later scabbard, nickel silver guard, Price $1,000
Ketelson & Degetau
Ketelson & Degetau, El Paso, TX cancelled check for $500 in Spanish, as this one is from the Juarez branch, the other branches being El Paso and Chihuahua City. Ketelson & Degetau were Colt dealers, having received the Colt(s) that were sold to John Wesley Hardin and many other colorful characters in El Paso during […]
Texas Centennial Hat
Texas Centennial Hat Made for the 1936 Texas Centennial, brownish gray color, Great condition (unlike usual), hatband intact, from a 96 year old Arizona man who attended (have provenance), size 7 1/8″, original tag inside, $600
Bit & Spur Motifs, Techniques and Modern Makers
http://www.kurthouse.com/bit-spur-motifs-techniques-and-modern-makers/Bit & Spur Motifs, Techniques and Modern Makers THE standard reference on all contemporary makers by my co-author friends, the Martins, $85 (plus $5 postage).
The Texas Gun Trade
The Texas Gun Trade Great new book on Texas gunmakers, gunsmiths, gun dealers, etc., I wrote Foreword, $58 postpaid.
A Pictorial History of the Texas Rangers (1978)
A Pictorial History of the Texas Rangers (1978) Rare out of print book, the most desirable book on Texas Rangers because of all the photos (See next photo, detail of inside.) $500. The best book available on Texas Rangers!!!
A Guide to Collecting Mechanical Fans and An Emerson Identification Manual (1994)
A Guide to Collecting Mechanical Fans and An Emerson Identification Manual (1994) Three Rivers Publishing Company, soft back, 60 pages, $55 each $5 shipping. Based on 20 years of repair experience, this booklet contains the first ever published list of all Emerson models by type number, both table and ceiling types. Approximately 20 valuable illustrations […]
Antique Mechanical Fans (1999)
Antique Mechanical Fans (1999) Three Rivers Publishing Company, $500 plus $5 shipping, now out of print, this was only the second book printed on the subject of mechanical fans. Hardback, 260 page latest green cover edition has sold out three previous editions, now highly desirable, containing over 800 illustrations gleaned from old electrical journals most […]
Texas Archeology (1977)
Texas Archeology (1977) Southern Methodist University Press, now out of print, $100 plus $5 shipping, includes essays on archeology as anthropology, fauna found in Texas archeological sites, methodology, Spanish Colonial sites in Texas, and historical archeology in the state. Autographed by the author upon request.