For the past few years, Australian musician and advocate Dobe Newton has given out Akubra hats and Drizabone coats to attendees of the Americana Festival in Nashville, TN. Last September, Tacy Judd, a freelance photographer who works for the American Music Association, was a winner.
Gene LaFallette at Shenandoah Photographics took some outstanding photographs of Tacy with the Cattleman and her Drizabone coat. Enjoy!
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We are pleased to announce that we are now selling nearly all of Cavin Richie’s jewelry. Cavin’s designs are a reflection of his surroundings. His line includes intricately detailed birds, mammals and amphibians.
For the past thirty years Cavin has carved with shed elk antler and woolly mammoth ivory. These carvings became the basis for his lost wax casting jewelry. “Carving,” says Cavin “is like touching antiquity. I feel a kinship with a long lineage of carvers dating back to the Pleistocene.”
A patina of green, white, black and other colors complement the earthy metal and give each piece a unique finish. All the Wildlife in Bronze jewelry designed by Cavin Richie are made in the USA.
Our polar bear is on the prowl!
The white patina on the snowy owl gives this pendant a highly detailed look.
Orcas are a Northwest favorite, but are found throughout the world.
Will and Mike made another journey to Denver for the annual Western and English Sales Association convention. The largest trade show of its kind, it features hundreds of vendors purveying equestrian-themed items. From western rodeo and dressage to everyday items such as clothing, boots and jewelry, everything is on display.
For five days, people from around the world descend upon Denver to see the latest products each vendor has to offer. This coincides with the Stockman’s Show, which attracts more of the Western crowd.
It was fun to meet old friends and be part of the spectacle.
View of downtown Denver looking out from the Hard Rock Cafe.
One of our neighbors sporting her new head dress.
Beautiful bronze sculpture of the cowboy lifestyle.
Beautiful show-quality leather saddle
Closer view with more details of the exquisite tooling
Mike has some fun with the replica gun dealers
David Morgan is attending the January WESA (Western and English Sales Association) convention in Denver, CO. The Denver WESA Market is the premier trade show for the western industry. For over 90 years, WESA has brought together retailers and exhibitors in a friendly, down-home environment.
Join us if you happen to be at the show! Will and Mike will be happy to show you our hats. This year we are introducing our expanded line of Cavin Richie jewelry.
Last year we printed a poem by Tom Mosher. We’d like to print it again.
THE TRUE MEASURE
“Of a cowboys treasure”
His boots were comfortably old
Why, they’d been twice resold.
They were special made from down Tucson way
He always went for quality, he would say
There were several fine hats, hung on his rack
His favorite came from Australia, an Akubra, Kiandra in black
That old hat showed years of use
Nothing he owned showed abuse
Now this cowboy had more to treasure
Two well worn saddles, that gave him pleasure
And there was a loaded Ford pick-em up
‘twas nice to have a ride that didn’t buck
but of all those worldly treasures
there’s only two that truly measures
his red-headed lady and a strawberry roan
for without them, he would truly be alone
We love receiving pictures of our customers wearing Akubra hats. Because Akubras are hard-wearing, we have had photos sent from all over the world: from the middle-eastern deserts to the American Southwest, from Europe and Africa to South America. Below are a few we’ve accumulated over time. As you can see, some have an artistic flair.
Enjoy the photos!
JJ and friends at the Singapore Zoo.
Self Portrait and a surrealistic painting.
Hans Dietrich Zimmer, from Germany sporting his Adventurer.
Stan Morse, a local customer, came into our store here in Bothell, Washington. He surprised us with the news that our Slouch is featured in his new Kindle novel.
It is the summer of 1969 and the Vietnam War is raging, John Wayne dominates the theater marquee, and fourteen year old Billy Ward’s world will crumble if he can’t convince his eighteen year old brother Mike and Mike’s best friend Stu to include him in a backpacking adventure. For the older boys, taking The Kid into the mountains is a burden to be avoided at all costs. Parental pressure finally forces them to offer Billy a test to see if he is worthy. Can Billy prove himself physically capable? And beyond that, how can he hope to earn the respect of the older boys?
Brothers of Summer is a window into the hearts of teenagers in the 60’s—a time when kids rode bikes, boys got drafted, parental abuse was often ignored, and the bonds of friendship between teenagers were more important than nearly anything imaginable.
You can get his book here.
We wish Stan the best of luck with his novel!
Joe Williams of Skyler’s Acres in Gillette, NJ is an expert horse trainer. When Gucci (seen in the video below) arrived for training, Joe needed to expose him to a wide variety of surprises and noises that Gucci had never experienced as a show horse.
Joe uses a Karaka whip from New Zealand to help desensitize Gucci to unexpected noises like firecracker and gun shot sounds that he will likely experience in the outdoors.
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Adam Croft, who uses our lace for his projects, posted a photo of one of his motorcycle seats on our online review for lace.
Leather motorcycle seat by Adam Croft. www.croftleather.com
Over the years, many of you have bought lace and kangaroo skins for leather projects. We would love to see what you have done!
Please send a photo of your work to our email address: catalog [at] davidmorgan [dot] com. (Please replace “at” and “dot” with the correct punctuation.) Include in the subject line that it is for our blog. If you have a website where you sell your leather goods, feel free to include that.
We look forward to seeing your work.
Because of the lack of demand, we discontinued the Down Under several years ago. Once in awhile, we get requests for the hat. Until now, we’ve had to simply say, “I’m sorry.”
But Frank, a customer of ours, told us a way to turn the Snowy River into a Down Under. You just need to do a couple of things:
The Snowy after modifications.
Frank sports his “Down Under”.
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After many years, David Morgan has returned to selling kangaroo wallets. Kangaroo leather is well-known for its durability and suppleness. Although it is very thin, it is one of the toughest leathers available. It is perfectly suited for wallets.
We are also selling emu-leather wallets. Emu leather is also a thin leather that is supple and durable. The raised quills of the bird give the leather a distinctive pattern. The skin of the emu legs has a remarkable, reptile-like look that provides a stylish accent.
Our supplier is Adori, well-known in Australia for their high-quality craftsmanship. The company has a long tradition of designing unique and unusual Australian leather and travel goods.
Kangaroo Six Pocket Wallet:
Emu Six Pocket Wallet
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