The wild west yet lives through the
beautifully crafted sterling silver
and solid gold hallmarked pieces
manufactured by a leading
silversmith. We know what we are
about. We should know we've been
at this for more than one hundred
and ten years. Many of the old
master tools necessary to craft our
bracelets, rings and ear rings were
made throughout our long history
when the wild west really was the
wild west. Expressions depicting
scenes and animals have very often
come first hand from events with
closeup encounters with people, live
stock and wildlife that was and in
some cases still is particular to the
area.
A Cowboy's job was very important. He had to look after the cattle on the ranch and on the trail. The job was not easy and could be quite uncomfortable. It was dangerous, cattle could trample a cowboy to death in a stampede. There were dangers from Indians, and also the weather could be rough.
Cowboys lived in either a 'Bunkhouse' or on the open Plains. Either way they had little privacy and few possessions. Most cowboys became very skilled on horseback, learning to rope cattle and round them up. They wore the' Stetson' hat to shade them from the sun , which was hot.' The hat was also used as a bowl either for man or for the horses to drink from. Cowboys wore 'chaps' made from leather over their denim jeans. These 'chaps' provided protection for their legs. A rifle may well be used to kill a cow that was badly injured, or a threat from a cougar or wolf. When the cowboys went into town, which could be a rough and dangerous place to visit then they may well have taken their guns.
