Picked up a “sweet “holster in Tulsa

[bracebeemer]

I just returned from Tulsa and I was excited to buy an S.D.Myres Sweetester Texas holster for a Colt 1903 automatic. I've never seen a Sweeteater marked S.D.Myres holster before. I know the Sweeteater facility burned to the ground in 1919. Myres was heavily insured and ends up rebuilding. He moved to El Paso sometime in the 1920's. I'm not sure if he made holsters in El Paso and Marked them with the Sweetester brand. Where have all the Sweeteater holster gone ? Bill

 

[KEN L]

Beautiful "Sweetwater" holster.

 

[turnerriver]

Lined floral carved pigskin-very nice !
There weren't many Sweetwater made holsters, Tio Sam didn't start earnestly pursuing the holster business until after the move. See this thread- I believe that's a very fine Dave DuClos made holster you have.
I met and spoke with Dave a number of years ago, he claimed to have worked with Olly Ohlemeyer at Myres. Red's research shows a much later association with the Myres name for Dave, that's more likely in my opinion.
S. D. Myres Sweetwater holster
Regards,

 

[rednichols]

Agree with turnerriver that pigskin-faced Myres Sweetwater is by Duclos in the 1980s; Duclos took over from LaCroix about 1980 and trained at today's El Paso Saddlery during that time. He worked at night because of narcolepsy. He did correspond with Ohlemeyer, former Myres worker and inventor of the pivoting shoulder holster, during that time, too, the handwritten letters appearing to be between good friends: