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Tad Mizwa, Houston, Texas Miniature Saddle

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Tad Mizwa, Houston, Texas Miniature Saddle
“The Tom Mix Saddle” in 40% scale. The saddle is a faithful reproduction of the saddle on display in the Tom Mix Museum in Dewey, Oklahoma. Letter from the Oklahoma Historical Society included. Tad states in part, “The Tom Mix #1 mark is under the flat plate rigging .... This is a dressy California style typical of the 1920s when Tom Mix was one of the best known personalities on earth....” The other letter states that the original saddle was made circa 1923 or 1924 by Brydon Bros. of Los Angeles. The saddle has about 350 silver spots outlining all the edges, which are also edged in black kangaroo lacing, each edge close to the last. There are perhaps 397 pieces of silver altogether. The back cantle has the Tom Mix brand in 14K gold.