Bootmaker
Edwin Martin
Edwin Martin ran E. P. Martin Boots in Las Animas, Colorado, where he trained bootmaker Carson Leverett for six months in the early 2010s. Decades earlier, in the 1940s, he had worked at Ingerton Boot and Saddle on Polk Street in Amarillo. A 2025 profile refers to him as "the late Martin," though no death date was printed.
Known for
Trained bootmaker Carson Leverett at E.P. Martin Boots
Related: Carson Leverett
Biography
History
Edwin Martin was a bootmaker in Las Animas, Colorado, who ran E.P. Martin Boots and trained Carson Leverett. Brick & Elm (31 October 2025) reports that bootmaker Harry Beck, with limited room to take on a shadow himself, sent Leverett to Martin; Leverett trained at E.P. Martin Boots for six months, commuting from Abilene on weekends, around the time of their 2011 introduction.
The article calls him “the late Martin” and says he had worked at Ingerton Boot and Saddle on Polk Street in Amarillo in the 1940s, though it does not specify whether that earlier work was boots, saddles, or both — Leverett says he still owns an Ingerton saddle. No birth year or death year survives for Martin.
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Identification and markings
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Sources and references
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Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.