BEYOND RARE! EDDY HULBERT Sterling Western Rodeo Match Safe No Bohlin Buckle

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BEYOND RARE! EDDY HULBERT Sterling Western Rodeo Match Safe No Buckle. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS First Class.
Hulbert Match Safe – RARER THAN THE BUCKLE!. For sale is an absolute must have for the Hulbert collector. In all my years of collecting I have come across a handful of Hulbert ranger buckles, maybe two trophy buckles, some spurs, but never a match safe. This sterling one of a kind piece dates to the late 1910-s to early 1920s, when Eddy Hulbert was beginning to grow his trade in rural Montana. It features the unmistakable STERLING hallmark of Eddy Hulbert. He made all his tools, even these hallmark stamps, and is entirely hand taught. Although the stamp is a bit dinged from being on a well-trafficked part of the safe, comparing it with any other piece indicates this is without a question an Eddy Hulbert piece. No jeweler or silversmith has come close to using this iconic font for their hallmark.
The match safe measures 1.25” by 2.5” and is in excellent condition. Of historical/cultural note is the hand engraved cowboy figure. You’ll notice the cowboy is dressed in a style that looks more like a Victorian horse rider than a “cowboy.” That is because this match safe was created before the figure of the modern cowboy was curated by Hollywood in the late 1920s and 1930s. Before the silver screen, the cowboy was a true working class man, who wore whatever he could find on the frontier and did back breaking work, instead of riding around in a full Bohlin outfit saving damsels! Thus, this figure is the most authentic depiction of a cowboy available, as Eddy himself would have seen them working on the ranch he lived on. I do not believe the initials on the other side were engraved by Hulbert, they were likely added later by a decorative jewelry. This truly belongs in a museum. Don’t miss this, you won’t find another!
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