Tonight, I’m taking the 3:10 to Yuma. (And in the true outlaw style… I’m sneaking in my own snacks.)
Cowboy Boot with a 5 “Star” Rating
At last! Hooray! A child’s cowboy boot that doesn’t look like a lazy afterthought!
This boot by Roper has all the makings of a fun time:
- Stars with sequential motion-activated lights! Woo hoo!
- 1 1/2″” heels for superior stomp-ability
- Designs in black, pink, and other cool colors
Sensible, practical (albeit well-meaning) parents oughta like the…
- non-marking sole
- easy wipe-down, man-made tops
- fabric lining and cushioned insole
TIP: To make the boots last longer, buy the boots a little big …then stack a few drugstore insoles inside.
More places to find vintage boots
Yes, at long last I’ve updated my page of vintage cowboy boot dealers.
The key to vintage boots is to act fast. Call or e-mail the dealer with questions…don’t bookmark a page expecting to find a boot where you left it. And unfortunately, when vintage boots are gone, they’re really gone. No such thing as “backordered.”
Check out the vintage boots at Cowboy Legends. Cowboy Legends now offers free shipping and easy returns on all its vintage boots. When it comes to fit, eBay is always such a crapshoot.
Photo courtesy of Cayuse Western Americana.
Cowboy Boot Collections
Here are a few of web pages I’ve been enjoying lately.
One is a vintage cowboy boot blog called “Man In the Crowd” written by James Davis. Even though I enjoy pages like the Custom & Vintage Boot Collectors’ Topic, it’s a treat to visit James’ blog which focuses on a single, personal, cowboy boot collection. Good photos, good information. Click on the photos for closer look…and leave a comment behind if you like.
…another is a website full of boot jacks. The site (which is slow to load) belongs to bootmaker Frank English and includes boot jacks of all types…buggy, naughty, wooden, old, hinged and horned. Personally, I like the snake. 
WANTED: Dead or Alive
UPDATE!
A Denton County man is in now in jail having been charged with felony theft of these prize boots. (Read more from The Dallas Morning News.)
UPDATE!
Mr. Chappell’s boots have been recovered and are headed back to the shop! …Thanks to evidence uncovered in jail interviews and multiple house searches. Read more at The Dallas Morning News and khou.com.
These beautiful hand carved cowboy boots were made by Mr. Carl Chappell. They are pictured in my book on page 274 …and were stolen from Trail Town Custom Leather Shop in Saint Jo, Texas, on 30 July, 2007 at approximately 10:00am.
Thanks to the Dallas Morning News for the details provided in this story. Be sure to listen to the audio file.
Anyone with information should contact John Glaze at Trail Town Custom
Leather, 940-995-2600 or the Saint Jo Police Department at 940-995-2337.
(Click here for a larger view of the shop’s REWARD poster.)
