Lot 238a Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Trunk
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Trunk
Made from par fleche (Indian painted hide), with steer hide accents, approx. 30”Wx11”D, nicely stitched, well made and very showy in the Wild West tradition. A 1968 Billings Gazette article pictures this trunk, caption
reads in summary ‘The trunk belonged to the Grainger Family who operated the new Yellowstone Hotel and Antique Shop in Laurel, MT, and were well known collectors of Wild West memorabilia in the early years". It's
real!
Made from par fleche (Indian painted hide), with steer hide accents, approx. 30”Wx11”D, nicely stitched, well made and very showy in the Wild West tradition. A 1968 Billings Gazette article pictures this trunk, caption
reads in summary ‘The trunk belonged to the Grainger Family who operated the new Yellowstone Hotel and Antique Shop in Laurel, MT, and were well known collectors of Wild West memorabilia in the early years". It's
real!
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