RARE WYOMING PRISON MADE HITCHED HORSEHAIR BRIDLE.

RARE WYOMING PRISON MADE HITCHED HORSEHAIR BRIDLE. Fine western bridle made of multi-color hitched horsehair, probably in Wyoming’s territorial prison. It has a standard roller bit, missing the roller, with dbl rnd side bands with diamond shaped patterns in red, orange, purple, pink & black with a majority white background. It has a 3/8″ dbl neck band with hitched slider & tassels. Over the top are five 3/8″ black rnd bands with hitched keepers and it has decorative leather scalloped edge keeper at the top with a yellow plastic ring from which hnags braided black & white strings supporting the head band and has hitched bosses with red tassels. The head band is flat and about 1″ wide of primarily white hitched horsehair with diamond shaped patterns of red, pink, faded blue, orange & black. There are two purple & white small braided strings from the center of the head band down to the nose band that have two orange keepers with hitched bosses and purple tassels. Nose band is similar to head band, 7/8″ wide, with hitched black inside and white outside with faded red & blue with orange & black diamonds. Bit hangs from leather covered black bands with a decorative button through a loop. Fitted with tapered hitched reins that have braided leather ends for attaching to the bit, with matching multi-colored patterns down their length with the bottom 30″ solid black. Bridle rosettes are nickeled steel with glass centers and a horseman picture, mounted over scalloped edge leather with a leather background. Leather is very dry & brittle with one side broken. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Completely sound & original except for the one broken rosette leather. Some of colors are moderately faded and tips of reins are slightly frayed, otherwise an extremely fine late 19th, early 20th century Wyoming prison made hitched horsehair bridle that would add to anyone’s western collection. 4-32169 JR275 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1491	$0.00	RARE WYOMING PRISON MADE HITCHED HORSEHAIR BRIDLE. Fine western bridle made of multi-color hitched horsehair, probably in Wyoming’s territorial prison. It has a standard roller bit, missing the roller, with dbl rnd side bands with diamond shaped patterns in red, orange, purple, pink & black with a majority white background. It has a 3/8″ dbl neck band with hitched slider & tassels. Over the top are five 3/8″ black rnd bands with hitched keepers and it has decorative leather scalloped edge keeper at the top with a yellow plastic ring from which hnags braided black & white strings supporting the head band and has hitched bosses with red tassels. The head band is flat and about 1″ wide of primarily white hitched horsehair with diamond shaped patterns of red, pink, faded blue, orange & black. There are two purple & white small braided strings from the center of the head band down to the nose band that have two orange keepers with hitched bosses and purple tassels. Nose band is similar to head band, 7/8″ wide, with hitched black inside and white outside with faded red & blue with orange & black diamonds. Bit hangs from leather covered black bands with a decorative button through a loop. Fitted with tapered hitched reins that have braided leather ends for attaching to the bit, with matching multi-colored patterns down their length with the bottom 30″ solid black. Bridle rosettes are nickeled steel with glass centers and a horseman picture, mounted over scalloped edge leather with a leather background. Leather is very dry & brittle with one side broken. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Completely sound & original except for the one broken rosette leather. Some of colors are moderately faded and tips of reins are slightly frayed, otherwise an extremely fine late 19th, early 20th century Wyoming prison made hitched horsehair bridle that would add to anyone’s western collection. 4-32169 JR275 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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