Gabby Hayes Newell Saddle For Sale at Pure Cowboy, LLC.
Click the picture and you can purchase the Gabby Hayes saddle from Pure Cowboy, LLC.
100% AUTHENTIC/FULL PROVENANCE by Octavias Antiques
In 1956 after filming the final season of "The Gabby Haye's Show" Gabby presented both the saddle and his famous western film wardrobe to Danny Stradella, the late owner of New York's Famous "Danny's Hideaway" where it was on display for over 50 years.
Gabby Haye's Personal Saddle
What makes the Gabby Hayes saddle unique is the metal tag on the rear of the saddle and the saddle number. The saddle is numbered 1001. The metal tag showing the Newell Saddle Shop and the address indicates this is an early saddle. We suspect a late 1930's. The saddle model number of 1001 we have never seen.
This saddle closely resembles the No. 313 - "LOW ALL AROUND" except the Cantle and Cheyenne Roll looks like a No. 314. With the saddle numbered 1001 it is a unique and very interesting find. We wish original records from the saddle shop still existed.
This website was designed and built to provide the history of Newll Saddles. Walter Newell started repairing and making saddles in the 1930's and finally closed the shop in 1950.
The history and family stories are very rich allthough the remaining documentation is sparse at best. I have had the honor of talking to people who worked in the saddle shop and were long time loyal emplyees of The Newell Saddle Shop.
The shop was well known during it's day and Walter himself declared it the only cowboy store in the St. Louis area. I still run across people that remember getting their first cowboy hat or set of spurs at the shop when it was still in business.
To the best of my knowledge we have the single largest collection of Newell saddles in the world. These saddles mean a great deal to us personally but the Newell name has never become famous. The lost documentation over the years will probably prevent Newell from becoming famous.
We hope you enjoy the site and find it useful. We will do our best to answer question but most everything we know is on the website.
As noted we do purchase Newell saddles provided the price is write and the condition matches the price.
The original shop was located at:
1629 South Broadway
St. Louis Mo.
