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Boot House
Mercantile & Exchange
Uniquely Western Authentically Texan
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The Boot House
Where it Began
OUR STORY
Pictured is my grandfather, J.B. (Jake) Russell, and my late brother, D, standing in front of what we called “The Boot House”. This picture was taken a few months before a tragic accident that took the life of D, my older brother. Though Jake was not my biological grandfather, he was a good man and helped my grandmother raise my sister and I in Breckenridge, Texas. Jake worked for the gas company and operated The Boot House where he sold mostly used and some new cowboy boots, along with work boots. He had customers drive from hundreds of miles to do business with him. He was quite a character and not allergic to work. He was brutally honest, a stern disciplinarian and believed in working hard and treating others with respect. There weren’t any gray areas in his beliefs. He did have quite a sense of humor and he wasn’t gentle in using it to drive a point home.
One of my chores at home was to help him saddle soap the boots and use my paint to touch up the scars and scuffs on the boots. Other chores included, with my sister’s help, cleaning the Boot House every Saturday morning! We would sweep that Boot House then dust and line up the boots on the floor and the ones on all the shelves. We learned many life lessons in that Boot House!
Fast forwarding to present day, I am an artist and paint Western Art in oil, watercolor and charcoal. Recently, my husband, Dwain, and I have started making and creating merchandise depicting images of my artwork in order to offer my art to customers in a unique and affordable way. The name "Boot House Mercantile & Exchange" is in honor of the Old Boot House where my first job allowed me to hone my skills as an Artist while mixing paint colors and values to match the many colors of those boots. We are so excited about this new venture and are very pleased with the way our customers have responded and supported our new little business. Thank you for visiting our site and we look forward to serving you.
