Sterling Silver Saddles Versatile and Productive
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Bohlin never liked to limit himself to Western gear alone. He also designed and produced a broad range of leather and silver goods, including jewelry and personal accessories, luggage, desk sets and other luxury goods, and accommodated many unusual requests for custom work. For example, he made a silver telephone for Mae West that she later had plated with gold, explaining that her maid was complaining about the tarnish problem. He also produced extensive coachwork for one of Tom Mix’s many custom cars, completely lining the interior and much of the exterior with carved leather and extensive silver and gold mounts, including a set of pistols with engraved handles.
Bohlin also designed and produced nearly ninety percent of the hundreds of silver-mounted parade saddles used in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. In all, between 1923 and 1980, the Bohlin Shop designed, produced and sold more than twelve thousand saddles, most of which were extensively adorned with sterling silver ornamentation.
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