Antique August Buermann Engraved longhorn spurs Star steel silver For Sale

Antique August Buermann Engraved longhorn spurs Star steel silver. Both with Star Steel silver mark, non magnetic.

Buermann Spurs are one of the most famous and sought after designs from one ofthe most famous makers in Cowboy Spur history.He can be considered to be a good businessman too, as he fulfilled the need ofcreating many different types of spurs and also aggressively patenting hisbrands/logos and designs.  What ever type or style was needed, Buermann was thefirst to step up and create them.

History.

August Buermann was born in Germany in 1842 but later traveled to the US aftertaking his apprenticeship in lock smithing.After joining the army as a substitute at the age of 22 he began making spursfor the civilian and military. Buermann fashioned the now infamous StarBrandthat adorn his designs and creations.  The company had grown to have over 100employees before the turn of the century.By the early 1900s, the majority of military men were wearing Augusts heel spursand army officers were also entitled to wear heel chains and were all privatelypurchased from Buermann.August also had a son, August Jr, who succeeded him in running the company whenhe retired in 1896.  August Jr was also a good businessman like his father but,in 1914 the Buermann name and design was purchased by North and Judd, a largeestablished hardware company. The infamous StarBrand of the Buermann boot spurwas no more and was replaced by the North and Judd anchor mark.August Jr then retired.The Buermann name is not without some (slight) controversy too though.  Once theother well known manufacturers started to gain in-roads on the establishedbusiness, selling new styles of spurs that were popular, Buermann was accused ofmaking straight copies of these designs.  Even to the point where he was accusedof taking copies of the images from other companies catalogs for his own use.At that time, the company was seen to be becoming more and more removed fromit's customer, branching out and modernizing at a fast rate.  Other companiessuch as McChesney or Crockett were closer to their customers and Buermann wasplaying catch-up.

Materials.

Like many other spur makers, the majority of these spurs are made from solidbrass or iron.  However, Buermann also invented 2 types of metal for use too,known as "Star Steel Silver" and "Hercules Bronze".Where these metals were used, the metal name was also stamped onto each piece.In fact, so good were the products that were being made in his modern factory inJelliff Avenue, that he was able to win some awards of excellence.  TheCentenial Commission of Philadelphia bestowed several awards for differentproducts in several categories and the Star Brand also won awards at the StLouis Fair in take the time to examine all of the photos which should show the measurements of the item and typically it will be shown on a scale in one of the photos. I am offering very clean pre-owned estate fresh jewelry. These are curated collections from the Estate Fresh Austin website where we only offer the top 5% or so of what goes through our hands. Thank you for looking and considering. I am extremely grateful for you taking the time to look at and consider my items, but again please know your size and look at our pictures that show the size before ordering as returns are a really big deal.
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