| The pastime of collecting items and products from the | | | | items of western lore and history. |
| wild west and from western America is very popular. | | | | Vintage western tack is also very widely collected and |
| There are many people who want to keep alive the | | | | is actually made by some of the same companies that |
| meanings and roots of American history and also | | | | made the other hardware used by cowboys and |
| ensure that part of this history is not lost over time. | | | | people from that era. Horse bits, saddles, buckles, belts |
| Some collect antique western items as an investment | | | | and bridles are all sought after items. Made by |
| where as others collect it as part of their enthusiasm | | | | important companies from that era such as Crockett |
| for a certain sport or time period. What ever your | | | | or Renalde, these items also hold their value. Saddles |
| desire to own these items, collecting vintage western | | | | fetch a good price of you are buying as an |
| items is here to stay. | | | | investment, but as a sentimental item, they are also |
| There are various different items you could collect if | | | | very valuable to their owners. |
| you are interested in owning some of the vintage | | | | Even items such as western store catalogs, showing |
| items from this area. Western clothing is a good | | | | the range of items that were available to a cowboy |
| example of this. Cowboy hats, western show clothing, | | | | from the wild west are highly collectible too. These |
| cowboy clothes and original vintage cowboy | | | | catalogs show prices, descriptions and images of the |
| equipment are all highly collectible items when | | | | products the companies were making and helped the |
| purchased to keep. Items such as this are not too | | | | smaller makers become bigger players throughout the |
| valuable, but the historic value is amazing and each | | | | years. Most sales and recommendations were done |
| piece tells a story of the wearer and owner. | | | | through word of mouth in those days and having a |
| Other cowboy equipment such as their gun, their | | | | paper catalog was an important part of keeping your |
| saddle and their pair of cowboy spurs are also highly | | | | business alive in harsh times. Some catalogs you can |
| collectible. Some pairs of vintage cowboy spurs can | | | | buy are re-prints, but the real collectors will look for the |
| fetch over $1k at auction, such is the love of these | | | | original ones. |