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1920s Cast Iron Mike Morales Spurs

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 450.00 USD
1920s Cast Iron Mike Morales Spurs
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1920s Cast Iron Mike Morales Spurs 1888-1934, unmarked, one of the first to nickel plate cast iron, 3'' Star rowel, 2.25'' shank, heavy spurs, cast iron with silver color plating, rope design shank, heel width 3'', like new leathers, Miguel Morales ''I have worked in the best bit and spur shops in California and Nevada and can make anything from a spur rowel to the silver mountings for a saddle. My bits and spurs are made by hand from the ground up.'' Born in 1888 in Mexico and in 1902 apprenticed with G.S. Garcia in Elko, Nev., 1915 opened shop in Portland, OR, 1927 relocated his shop in 1927 to Los Angeles, CA, Mike used both overlay and inlay, but the majority were overlaid.