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Edward H. Bohlin Leather Chair With Ottoman

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Edward H. Bohlin Leather Chair With Ottoman
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Included for sale in this lot is a custom genuine leather arm chair and ottoman by the renowned Edward H. Bohlin, out of Hollywood, California. Edward Bohlin and his carefully selected team of leather, and silversmiths, were known to craft the world’s finest saddles, and leather tack. Ed was born in Sweden in 1895 and ran away towards America at the young age of 15. Ed had dreams of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West in his head, and when he arrived state side, got a job working cattle drives in Montana, later to open his first saddle shop in Cody, Wyoming. Ed would often stand in front of his shop, performing rope tricks to entice cliental. Bohlin met a man named Tom Mix, while performing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood - Mix convinced Ed to stay in Hollywood to produce his fine saddles, eventually to serve patrons such as Mae West, Hopalong Cassidy, Monte Hale, Lyndon Johnson, and Ronald Reagan. Under Ed's watchful eye, "The Edward H. Bohlin Company" operated from the early 1920's, through the 1980's, now operating under different ownership. Both the chair and ottoman show silver badges reading "Edward H. Bohlin - Saddle Makers silversmiths - Hollywood, California - made for" and also shows a Texas longhorn. The chair also shows a tag for the leather company "Lee Industries, Inc." and says the names of the individuals who prepared the leather. The piece shows nice brown leather with braided leather as detail pieces. The set is in good condition overall with some slight scuffs and wear. The chair measures 37" tall by 36 1/2" wide with the depth of the seat measuring 24". The ottoman measures 30 1/2" long by 21" wide by 17" tall. Provenance: From the Ladder Ranch & Diamond Bar 7 Brand located just East of Big Timber, Montana near the Montana Crazy Mountains.