| Like all pieces of antique, art, pottery or furniture | | | | for the designer and maker to know which were |
| the makers of antique cowboy spurs also left | | | | made by them. The makers marks also help |
| their “markings” on most of the item | | | | collectors know the true value and source of the |
| they manufactured. Due to the fact that the boot | | | | spurs we may buy at an auction . |
| spur was made from materials such as iron, silver | | | | The most common marks is the initials or the |
| and also aluminium, the marking was punch | | | | brand name of the maker. Spurs made by the |
| stamped in to the spurs with a hammer and | | | | Crockett Spurs company are marked either with |
| engraving tool or by marking the spurs with a | | | | the words CROCKETT or later, once the brand |
| pre-made stamp. | | | | had been bought by a larger company owned by |
| There may be several reasons why the makers | | | | Jim Renalde, they became marked with the |
| would do this. One was to identify their own | | | | letters CR for “Crockett Renalde”. |
| products as the boot spurs were not often | | | | Another of the largest and perhaps more well |
| marked with a serial or catalog number. Also, it | | | | known makers of cowboy equipment, North & |
| was usual for custom made spurs to be designed | | | | Judd used a picture to identify their spurs and |
| or made at the request of the wearer and some | | | | gear. The North & Judd Anchor brand has now |
| of the spurs made would not be the same every | | | | become a mark of quality through the area of |
| time. Different shapes, dimensions and patterns | | | | western blacksmithing items and is a mark of the |
| were commonly used when making the custom | | | | price and authenticity of genuine Western |
| made boot spurs and therefore it was important | | | | American antiques. |