VINTAGE EDWARD H BOHLIN WESTERN STERLING SILVER 1890 DOLLAR WESTERN BELT BUCKLEVINTAGE EDWARD H BOHLIN OF HOLLYWOOD STERLING SILVER 1890 DOLLAR WESTERN BELT BUCKLE 104 GRAMS DO NOT KNOW THE AGEFROM ESTATEDESIGNER JEWELRYTHIS CAME OUT OF A PRIVET ESTATETHIS IS A BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART THE ARTISAN AT EDWARD H BOHLEN WAS MARKED S.K.. JUST WONDERFUL SILVER WORK WITH ORINGIAL1890 MORGAN DOLLAR. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE BACK SIDE OF THE DOLLAR AS WELL.Born in Sweden in 1895, Edward Bohlin ran away from home at age 15, working his way to America on a huge four-mast schooner with dreams of Buffalo Bill Codys Wild West in his head. Ed worked cattle drives around Montana before opening his first saddle shop in Cody, Wyoming where he did rope tricks in front of his shop to draw business. He met Tom Mix while performing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood and Mix convinced Ed to stay and produce silver and leather items in the los Angeles area. From his humble beginnings to his fame in Hollywood for high-end pieces, Ed crafted more than 12,000 Bohlin saddles including many grand silver outfits of Tournament of Roses Parade fame. He also dressed many silver screen heroes and horses with his grand style of buckles, spurs and gun belts. His company was without equal among western style silversmiths building a reputation on flawless workmanship. The Edward H Bohlin company, which operated from the early 1920s through the 1980s under Eds watchful eye but continues to operate under other ownership, reached its apex in the 1930s when the Hollywood cowboys reigned supreme. Bohlin was a stickler for details and employed the finest silver and leather workers of his era to satisfy discriminating clients including Mae West, Hopalong Cassidy, Monte Hale, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan.CONDITION EXCELLENT, AS YOU SEE IT SEEPHOTOS DESCRIPTION FOR DETAILS ASK ALL QUESTIONSIN OFFICE IN 24 6374
