Eubanks Leather Co. was started in
Boise, Idaho in 1939 by the Eubanks family. They produced high quality
gun leather and other leather goods until 1950, when the name and business
were sold to the
Pioneer Tent and Awning Co., which had been in business since about
1900. They began using some of the Eubanks gun leather patterns and were
branding their gun leather "Pioneer Leather", and also used the "Eubanks,
Boise, Idaho" name in their mark to associate themselves with the earlier
company. They continued in business until 1972.
Back in 1955, Royal Eubanks, son of the
original founder of Eubanks Leather, went into business again as the
Idaho Leather Co. making the same type of products that were made by
the earlier Eubanks Co. They continue in business today, run by Ben
Wetzel, the third generation to operate the business. They are still in
the same location as the original Eubanks Leather Co. For more background
information on the Eubanks family,
click here.
Marks:
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Eubanks Leather 1939-1950 |
Pioneer Leather 1950-1972
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Idaho Leather
1955-Present |
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