Porter Saddle & Harness Company remained family owned and operated until the closing of the business in the mid 1960s. N.Porter Saddles & Harness Company employed two dozen or more master craftsmen, who tooled and sewed the saddles. Their saddles were world famous for being among the finest made.
In the late 1850s Newton Porter was born in Independence, MO and by the end of the Civil War Newton Porter was left an orphan. He moved to St. Louis, MO where he was raised by an Aunt and in his teens he started learning saddle making by serving an apprenticeship with a St. Louis, MO saddle maker. By 1875, Newton Porter opened his first saddle shop in Taylor, Texas, and the shop was an immediate success, but by 1881, a fire wiped out the shop and Newton Porter closed his business and moved to Abilene, TX where he reopened another shop and continued working in Texas over the next 8 to 10 years.It was in 1895 when Newton Porter moved to Phoenix, AZ where he established the N. Porter Saddle & Harness Company, which became one of the finest Saddleries over the next 70 years. After Porter died in approximately 1906, his oldest son, Earl, took over the operation of the business, and he continued to institute the same business practices of his father until his death in 1925 when the business was taken over by Newton Porters youngest son, Fred Porter.
- Hi, Folks Up for bid is a VINTAGE roping / cutting made by the famouse PORTER SADDLE Co. This is one of the nicest porter saddles I have ever seen, It is one of the last ones made before the porter company closed its doors in the 1960's A little bit of history- The Porter saddle company was started in the late 1800's by N. Porter died in 1913.
- May 26, 2017 - N. Porter, Phoenix, Arizona Cactus Saddle The famous and desirable, 'Saguaro design” Porter saddle, with wonderful saguaro cactus and other types of cactus tooled throughout. A decorative and fine example in excellent condition with Navajo design conchos, 14' seat and 3 1/2' cantle. Provenance: From the Estate of Thomas W.
- (Porter) manufactured light-duty railroad locomotives in the US, starting in 1866. The company became the largest producer of industrial locomotives, and built almost eight thousand of them. The last locomotive was built in 1950, but the company continues to produce industrial equipment to this day.
This is a beautiful black leather Newton Porter vintage saddle. It has a 15-15 1/2' seat. This saddle is all original with sterling silver. It is in excellent condition. Asking price is $5900.
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