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Edward H Bohlin Spurs with RV History

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD
Edward H Bohlin Spurs with RV History
Preview: Phoenix Marriott Mesa - 200 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201
Preview Period:
Thursday January 27 -- 3:00 pm-7:00 pm
Friday January 28 -- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday January 29 – 9:00 am -4:30 pm
Fully sterling silver overlaid, maker-marked Bohlinmade Hollywood, Calif parade spurs with tapered heelband, swinging buttons, 1 3/4” cookie cutter rowels. impressive two-piece, floral carved leathers with 1 1/2” engraved domed conchos with raised gold initials GFG JR (George F Getz Jr), gold rope edge, sterling and gold 3-piece Bohlinmade and marked buckle sets with rubies. Superb condition, c 1940s PROVENANCE: George F Getz. Jr, Industrialist and Arizona Rancher, was the son of the founder of the Globe Corporation, which began in Chicago in 1901 as a coal distribution company. Over the decades the company successfully evolved with the changing times and market opportunities, achieving success in manufacturing and later, banking and finance. George Jr was an early member of the illustrious Rancheros Visitadores, joining the renowned Santa Barbara men’s riding group in 1939. Getz retired to Scottsdale, Arizona in the early 1970s taking with him a fabulous collection of fire fighting equipment that eventually became the Phoenix Hall of Flame. Continuing his passion for riding, George frequently rode in Scottsdale’s annual Parada del Sol Parade, the world's largest Horse Drawn Parade, taking place every February in Arizona.