January 2019 – The Leather Retailers' and Manufacturers' Journal

The Life and Times of Don Atkinson

By Nick Pernokas

Saddle maker and boot maker Don Atkinson in his later years surrounded by the things he loved including his beloved Dachshund, Abby.

The Missouri field looked like a board game, with its neat windrows of hay Read more

Montello Heel: An Industry Icon

By Liisa Andreassen

Montello Heel Mfg., Inc. in Brockton, Mass. has been handcrafting custom shoe components at the same Brockton location for 110 years. In 1956 John Alden Pearson, the superintendent of the factory at the time, was able Read more

C.S. Osborne & Co. 193 Years Strong

World-class maker of hand tools maintains success by sticking to what it does best

By Lynn Ascrizzi

A drop forge hammer at C.S. Osborne & Co., a manufacturer of leather, upholstery and industrial hand tools, founded in 1826.

As Read more

Cowboy Boot Bookman & Bon Vivant Buckaroo

The Reinventions of Tyler Beard

By Gene Fowler

“As a child,” wrote the late Tyler Beard in his 1999 book, Art of the Boot, “I had to be coaxed out of my Roy Rogers boots nightly.”

“He loved those Read more