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G. C. “Gus” Blucher was designing and crafting boots for cowboys before the turn of the century. He was an innovator who used the underslung heel for practicality and cut fancy patterns for ultimate decoration. He gained the attention of the early boot masters Hyer and Justin. In 1915, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, he incorporated his own company and operated there until 1917 or 1918 when he moved the operation to Olathe, Kansas, where the finest boot craftsmen resided. Gus Blucher practiced his art for almost fifty years until his death in 1932. The boot company moved through several hands until 1997 when it was moved to its present location in the middle of “Ranch Country” America in Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
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