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An example of a a Texan HORNchair
If we are looking for an expression of HORN PLACEDNESS we perhaps need go no further than The National Texas Longhorn Museum
The Buckhorn, Wenzel Friedrich and Billie Keilman's Horn Palace is founded on the Buckhorn Saloon that was founded in 1881 by Albert Friedrich, son of cabinet maker and famed horn furniture maker, Wenzel Friedrich. Beginning in 1880, Wenzel Friedrich made among the most beautiful horn furniture produced in Texas.
The Buckhorn was located in San Antonio. Albert was very fond of deer antlers and cattle horns, which he used to decorate his saloon. As word of this got around, he began offering to trade a drink for horn or antler specimens. The collection grew, and over the years it became larger and larger -- and so did the Buckhorn's reputation.
The Buckhorn became a San Antonio landmark and was known around the world. In its heyday, it was the largest horn collection in America. During the same time, another massive collection of horns and mounted specimens was being gathered by saloon-keeper Billie Keilman who displayed them in his Horn Palace in San Antonio, beginning in 1912.
Billie Keilman's establishment was well-known for its chicken dinners, music and nightlife. Billie claimed to have the largest horn collection in the world with over 5000 specimens from many countries.
The Horn Palace was sold to the Buckhorn in 1921, which then made it the undisputed horn king of San Antonio. What remains of the Buckhorn's collection may be seen today in San Antonio.
That all this played out in Texas where wealth and cattle were intrinsically interlinked as it is elsewhere where the relationships between ‘herders’ and their ‘placedness’ are intrinsically linked and perhaps intertwined in ways in ways that are perhaps somewhat subliminal.
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