JG Read learned saddle making at the age of 17 while working for Cornish and Walton in the 1870's. In 1883 he bought the firm and renamed it JG Read Harness & Saddlery.  In 1884 his brother joined him and together they purchased another firm called Cheyenne Harness & Saddlery of Ogden.  In 1898, a third brother, Oscar, joined them and they formed JG Read & Bros Co.  The retail portion of JG Read & Bros Co. sold in the mid 1900's  But the saddle shop and machinery was purchased by one of it's long time employees and has been going since as Read's Leather and Canvas. 

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Read's is one of the oldest, continuously run saddle shops in the United States.  With over 125 years of saddle building and leather crafting, Read's has continued the long tradition of handmade custom saddles, repair, tack and leatherwork. Read's also manufactures handmade canvas products to include, wall tents, cowboy bedrolls, tarps, panniers, saddlebags and much more. ​

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Our work is one of a kind.  You can see the history in our stiches and our Made in the USA pieces. It is forever our goal at Read's, to keep the history of the West, Utah, saddle making and leather crafting alive and to share it with generations to come.