The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-02
MAMMOTH sADDLERY HOUSE,
GteInbach. Wack & Co.'s new Store,
and their Manufactures.

and their Manufactures.
Among the many mercantile ano
manufacturing enterprises that EV'
ansvilIe can boast Of it the saddlery
hardware and leather house of Stein
bach, Wack & Co., who have recently
removed their store to the corner o.
Fourth and Main Streets, where they
occupy the large double store recently
erected By Mr. Sebastian Kuehn. Ihif
establishment is one of the most com
nlete Of the kind in the United
States. embracing a tannery and sad
die harness. horse collar and saddle
tree manufactures, and saddleiy
hardware store, all under n firm.
The business is arranged with SO
much system that each department
acts as an assistant to the other, thus
causing the whole to cooperate SO
tremendously. that instead of giving
the impression that the firm have
/" too many irons in the fire" it seems
but one perfect and complete manu-
factory and sale room
Their tannery, which is situated on
the bank of Pigeon Creek, near
franklin Street bridge, is provided
with all the modern appliances
whereby the process of tanning anC
dressing leather is facilitated withou
in the least abating its efficiency il
producing excellent leather, and al.
though not large. it is n ofthe mos
complete in the country.
In their tannery they manufacture
their saddle trees, covering then
with raw hide. after the manner Of
the Mexicans. making a tree so strong
and durable, that in the past few
years they have entirely supplanted
all other saddle trees in the Southern
and Western trade both for their in
creased durability and their comfort,
both to horse and rider.
On the canal in the neighborhood
Of Tenth Street, their horse collar
factory is located, and there the leath
err tanned by them is converted into
horse collars, thousands of dozens OF
which they ship annually to the
South and Southwest, ranging in
quality from the common Brown
Jo," to the heaviest draught collars
and the finest coach collar; busy
hands are engaged with the aid Of the
newest appliances in making them up
by the cord. to supply their extensive
trade.
Iu the upper stories of their store
their saddles are manufactured, and
here again the efficient aid of i'm
proved tools are employed, which in
the hands of skilliul workmeD, pro-
duce those deliberately stamped and
curiously carved saddles, which a
few years ago were a source of won
der 10 all who beheld them, in the
hands of some returned Californians.
who brought them home as curiosi-
ties.
Thousands Of these saddles are sold
from here annually to the Southern
and some even going to the
coast.
Added to the above extensive array
Of manufacturers, Messrs. Steinbach,
Wack & Co., keep a large and varied
stock of saddlery-hardware, includ-
ing everything that a harness maker
wants. from a ball of black wax to
the most expensive mounting for a
set of coach harness; and from a ball of
No. 10 thread to a roll of their best
Chestnut Oak tanned leather, the in
stitution is complete throughout.
Among other novelties which are
seen in this house, is the ladies Span
ish saddle, a thing hat until within
a year or two, was unknown, and one
that removes the objection many men
have had to permitting a lady to ride
their horses, the Spanish tree being a
perfect safeguard against CALLING the
animals back.
All in all the house of Steinbach,
Wack & Co., is the most perfect it
has ever been the fortune of the
writer to visit.