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Open bidding
period of May 30th, through June 13th, 2010 for:
Suggested Starting Price - $800
UK-4:
Crop - 32 plait Stockwhip Handle Crop
Suggested Starting Price - $45
M-3:
Made in Mexico - 2 tone 4 plait 9ft
10inch Bullwhip
Suggested Starting Price - $10
The Edward H. Cooley
Collection
MidWestWhips is extremely
proud to have been chosen to catalog, document, and broker the sale of
one of the largest documented collections of (Cecil Henderson) whips to
survive the past 60 years. Since the late 1980's it was commonly
thought that the collection was lost when the late Edward H. Cooley had
passed away, as it was said that his children did not understand or
share in their father's interest in whips and whipcracking. Many
assumed that his whip collection was either thrown out or sold off in
an estate sale to people who had no idea of the importance that the
whips held. Thankfully, shortly before Cooley's death, he gave
his whip collection to a close family friend for safe keeping who held
onto this incredible collection for the past 20-30 years.
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The History Behind the
Collection
Edward H. Cooley, known as
"Bud" to friends, was a philanthropist in the world of whips long
before the dawn of the internet. The height of his interest in
whips was prior to the resurgance of general interest
in whips and the increase in popularity of whipcracking due to the
sucess and
popularity of the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
This was during the time period where whips were less common and
availability suffered greatly due to the steady decline
of demand as
an agricultural tool. And while there were still a few stunt men
and performers using whips, the only source inside the U.S. for higher
quality whips were those being imported from Australia by Austral
Enterprises. It is incredible in this day of easy accessability
through the internet to imagine how Cooley was able to find and
purchase whips in the 1950's from one of the most incredible whipmakers
of that century, while at the same time the art of whipmaking and the
old timer whipmaking greats were rapidly dying off.
Cooley's interest in
whips led him to collect a variety of whips constructed in both the
simple
and the highly complex methods ranging from basic 4 plait whips made in
Mexico, whips from England, Pakistan, the U.S., and all the way up to
some of the highest quality Australian work available in 36 plait two
tone Kangaroo hide, with Cooley's name, initials, and date plaited into
the whip along with fancy patterns.
After building a relationship through hand written correspondence over
a period of 10 years, parts of Edward H. Cooley's collection were
loaned to renowned whipmaker David Morgan back when David's company was
called Austral Enterprises. Mr. Morgan had photos taken of some
of the whips and published them in his now iconic book "Whips and
Whipmaking" (originally published in the early 1970's). The whips
pictured in Morgan's book (mainly the intricate high plait Cecil
Henderson whips) were integral sources of inspiration to much of
today's whipmaking generation who's work is now highly sought after,
and the whips in those photos continue to inspire the up and coming
generation of whipmakers.
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The Sale - Auction
The bidding schedule:
- Bidding for H-2, AE-2, ZE-4 begins March 1st, through
March 15th, 2010
- Bidding for H-3, AE-3, ZE-1, UK-3 begins March
16th, through March 30th, 2010
- Bidding for H-4, AE-1, AE-4, UK-2 begins March
31st, through April 14th, 2010
- Bidding for H-5, UK-1, SH-1 begins April 15th, through
April 29th, 2010
- Bidding for H-6, ZE-3, P-1, M-1 begins April
30th, through May 14th, 2010
- Bidding for H-8, ZE-2, M-2 begins May 15th, through May
29th, 2010
- Bidding for H-10, UK-4, M-3 begins May 30th, through June
13th, 2010
To bid or make an
offer on any of the items in the collection have a look at the Bidding/Purchase Information
page, and send an
email with your offer (s) to CooleyCollection@midwestwhips.com
with the item number (s), for example: H-7, AE-3, etc..., of the
item(s) you are bidding on in the subject line. You will receive
a response email as soon as possible informing you of your offer/bid
status, and if your offer has been accepted, rejected, or outbid.
To make offers on multiple items, please send a seperate email for each
individual item.
If you have any questions about any of the items prior to making an
offer/bid, please send an email to CooleyCollection@midwestwhips.com
with the item number
number of the item you are inquiring about in the subject line. |
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For any questions please
call us at (US) 314-484-0462 or email CooleyCollection@midwestwhips.com
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