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Buffalo Horn and Shield

Currency:USD Category:Hunting / Taxidermy Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Buffalo Horn and Shield
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This is a spectacular set of buffalo bull horns from Dodge City, Kansas circa 1872. This wonderful set of bull horns is covered with period Victorian style cloth and embroidery, a handmade mount, from the 1870’s, inscribed on the back, in pencil, the history of this wonderful piece of Americana. Dodge City, Kansas was the hub of all buffalo hunting and transportation after the completion of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1869. This historic piece written on the back: “this buffalo bull was killed by Lenny Musgrove July 10, 1872; 20 miles NW of Dodge City.”
Then below that, is written in pencil “Bought by John Euring October 28, 1919. All recorded of ….. “ (illegible).
Leonard Musgrove was born in Jackson County, Ohio August 1842. In October, 1870 along with his father, Sanford Musgrove, moved to Jackson County, Kansas. It is assumed that at age thirty Leonard “Lenny” Musgrove took this bull 20 miles NW of Dodge City, Kansas. Research shows that Lenny Musgrove lived in Didge City, Kansas in the 1870s-1880s. In 1897 Leonard Musgrove and his father moved to Kay County, Oklahoma and lived until his death were he was buried back in Jackson County, Kansas.
According to the owner of this beautiful set of horns; his father, Dr. Kessler, knew John Euring. Mr. Euring had this set of bull horns which he bought in Oklahoma in 1919 and owned them until the 1970’s when Dr. Kessler bought them from Mr. Euring. This set of horns has passed down through the Kessler family and now owned by Dr. Kessler’s son Mitch. This wonderful piece of Americana, intact since 1872, owned by three families and currently offered for sale to patrons of American history. Historical fact research curtesy of Susan of the Kansas Historical Society, and Fred Holabird.
State: City: Date: HWAC# 75639