| Like all pieces of antiques, artwork, pottery or | | | | hand. The markings also help us understand the |
| furniture the makers of antique spurs also left | | | | value and origin of the items we might buy at |
| their "makers mark" on each of the item they | | | | auction today. |
| made. As the spur was made from metals such | | | | The most common marking would be the initials |
| as iron, silver and later aluminum, the mark was | | | | or the name of the maker. Spurs made by the |
| physically stamped to the spur with a hammer | | | | Crockett Spurs company were marked either |
| and chisel or by hitting the spurs with a pre-made | | | | with the name CROCKETT or later, once the |
| stamp. | | | | company had been bought by a larger company |
| There are several reasons why the spur makers | | | | owned by Jim Renalde, they were marked with |
| used to do this. One was to identify their own | | | | the initials CR for "Crockett Renalde". |
| products as the items were rarely stamped or | | | | Another of the larger and more famous makers |
| marked with a serial number. Also, it was | | | | of cowboy spurs, North & Judd used a |
| common for custom cowboy spurs to be made | | | | symbol to mark their spurs and other cowboy |
| at the request and design of the wearer and | | | | gear. The North & Judd Anchor mark has |
| therefore some of the spurs made would not be | | | | now become a mark of distinction throughout the |
| the same each time. Different sizes, widths and | | | | area of western blacksmithing items and horse |
| patterns were used when making the custom | | | | tack and is a recognized mark of quality and for |
| made spurs and therefore it was important for | | | | us today, a mark of the value and authenticity of |
| the maker to know which were made by his own | | | | a genuine western American antique. |