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Newton Porter Saddle Phoenix, Arizona 1920

Currency:USD Category:Western Americana Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 700.00 USD
Newton Porter Saddle Phoenix, Arizona 1920
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Newton Porter was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was left an orphan by the American Civil War. Newton learned to build saddles from a St. Louis Saddlery. He later opened his first saddle shop in 1875 in Taylor, Texas. NewtonEstablished the N. Porter Saddle and Harness Company in Phoenix, Arizona 1895. His sons carried on the business after his death in 1925. The Porter saddles were widely known throughout the West. The famous Westernnovelist, Zane Grey’s personal favorite saddle was his Newton Porter. The saddle has a 12" seat.This is from the Dale E. Moore Collection in Belgrade, Montana. Dale started and runs the Montana Horseman Saddle Building School. This piece is from his over 50 year collection of rare saddles. He started building saddlesin Helena Montana in 1964 under the guidance and direction of Jack Miller. Jack was a master saddle maker who, during his career, worked for the most famous saddle shops in the west. These