Bootmaker
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown runs Hole in the Wall Boots and Saddles in Pawnee, Oklahoma. A working cowboy who grew tired of shelf boots wearing out within 60 days, he taught himself to make his own and eventually pulled together enough equipment to call it a shop.
Known for
Hole in the Wall Boots and Saddles, Pawnee, Oklahoma
Biography
History
Jerry Brown runs Hole in the Wall Boots and Saddles in Pawnee, Oklahoma. True West magazine (2 October 2006) describes him as raised a cowboy who started making his own boots because off-the-shelf pairs wore out too fast. He is quoted: "I got really tired of shelf boots that would wear out 60 days after you bought them."
He taught himself bootmaking and gradually assembled enough equipment to call it a shop. The article groups him and fellow maker Sorrell as relative newcomers to the trade compared with bootmaker Blucher. No birth year, death year, street, or teacher's name for Brown has been documented, and no second public biography was found.
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Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.