Old TexMex
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I came upon this iron and can't seem to find its origin, anybody seen this one?


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It's an old Texas brand. It was originally registered by Bill Cruze from Hayes County in 1840. Some people might read that as the "C Bar C," and that would be correct, but Cruze called it the "Lazy Wrench."
Hope that helps. Of course, the same brand can be used by different people in different states and referred to by different names.
Also, the same brand can be used by different people in the same state if it is placed on different parts of the animal.
For example, our brand, the E Bar C, is registered to be placed on the left hip of the animal. Another person in a different part of the state has the same brand and calls it the EC Connected and it is designated to be placed on the right front shoulder.
Here's a picture of ours on a holster that Dave Keith crafted for me.
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