Dressing the Part: The Shopkeeper
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That was well done Santee.
Much appreciated!
Hey another outstanding episode with great information in great detail for folks interested in putting a shopkeeper impression together. Too many times I see folks performing these roles dressed as a cowboy with neckerchiefs, belt rig, chaps, spurs, etc., which spured the topic. Sometimes had no idea who was the shopkeeper and who was the customer. Thanks Santee! Keep up the great work and we'll shop on down the trail. 🤠
Thank you! Your help was much appreciated.
Let's see.... 1 LB. of coffee 2 dozen eggs 1/2 LB. of tea 3 bags of flour 9 LBS. of beef jerky 1 cast iron frying pan 2 boxes of .44-40 ammunition 1 Bowie knife 5 red bandannas 1 pair of suspenders 1 LB. of peanuts 6 bottles of whiskey 3 bags of salt 1 hour upstairs with Sadie. That'll be 6 cents, Santee. Sorry about the price hike.... Inflation. 🤠
LOL!!!!
Here’s a whole dollar. Keep the change.
@@Hades8103 LOL
3:32 I like the Arizona Ghostriders logo on the old west merchant. Classy touch!
Thank you!
Nice! Thankfully we have the old photography to actually see how it all looked back then. Another classic in the can!
True that! Thanks
Oh by the way Sam the Bartender on Gunsmoke is one of favorites. We even look like kinfolk
He was great!
@@ArizonaGhostriders When I drove a truck my C.B. handle was Big Sam. ( From Birmingham)
This was a great video. I especially enjoyed that still of Richard Bull. My great grandfather was a shopkeeper in Hugo, Oklahoma beginning in the early 1910s and I wish I could have known him.
Much appreciated!
Hi Santee another excellent video! Wow, what a topic, although what I see in the photos you showed were dressed up photos to give the establishment a good rep. What I have is what my ancestor had to do to earn his keep and a few coins to help him travel. Most shopkeepers in my ancestor diary wore unionsuits, then a nightshirt on top, with braced pants, and if the man was occasionally wore a derby. When the photographer came around, a trip to barber, to get a good shave and greased hair, and a moustache trim. The back room was the bed and a shitter at rear, a piss bucket could be found outside the shop. The ancestor "Boy" wrote, he worked from day to dusk sweeping the floor, and empty the piss bucket, and cleaning out the shitter, and the spittoon, he commented the rifle was stationed behind the shop front in full view of every buyer, and so was the canestick, to beat any kids who would try to steal food and to encourage the boy to work harder. He went back to guardian at a way station and a sheriff who was dislike by the locals. Back to shopkeepers, they were the town gossips, knowing everyone's business. Other chores was feeding the pigs, and milk the cows the army had to sell to locals at the store, and had to make butter on demand, and collect eggs, expressively for a rich widower who built a house next to sheriff house/ flophouse who love to make cakes and entertain men with the federal army, expressively for the boys father who arrived shortly after the sheriff died. The widower demanded latest fashion from the shopkeeper, but he said, there are mostly men here, and the females are grazing (ha, ha, ha). The ancestor stay at the way station and left it, only to be returned was one of the best times and worse times.
Interesting on your ancestor. I have it on good authority that the majority of shopkeepers dressed to Victorian standards, which makes good sense. If you look like a slob, then people might go to someone who looks like they prosper. Now...a waystation like you mention, or even a trading post things were different.
A great explanation of the difference for shop keeper
Thank you!
I am so glad you brought up the Colt Shopkeeper! First thing I thought of when I saw the title of the video. I learned about the Colt after getting a Heritage Barkeep in .22. Neat little gun with a cool history behind it.
THat barkeep looks fun as heck. May have to get one.
@@ArizonaGhostriders it is very fun! And it slows you down due to having to use an external tool to eject the shells. Very relaxing to shoot!
I thought the very same thing Paul and came to the comments to see who else did! The Barkeep is a great little revolver! The Barkeep and a 3" Rough Rider in .32 H&R magnum are my two favorite Heritage guns in my collection.
I did learn something that was off topic in this video. I saw in one of the old pictures an old wall clock that looks exactly like the one I own.
Cool!
Thanks for the link to River Junction Trade Company. I might order myself a duster from there some time in the future.
They are a quality shop.
@@ArizonaGhostriders Too bad its not the type of dusters I'm looking for. I want the ones the guards in the quick and the dead wears. I want the extra thing on my shoulders you know.
@@Remoniq They may be Aussie oilskin dusters. Look for those.
The Big Four started out as shopkeepers in Sacramento.
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Santee, what an entertaining look into the mercantile life blood of the old West. If you ever get a chance, the Arabia Steamship Museum in Kansas City would be a great remote visit for the Ghostriders. They were able to salvage three quarters of the goods being carried westward as well as the steamship. It is a snapshot of what everyday life was like back then and would be fascinating to a history buff like yourself.
Good idea Greg.....Sad to say that I'd lived & worked in the KC area for years & never been to it.... Dooh !😞
Man, I really want to go there. THanks, Greg.
@@cleondubois1270 Not in the best part of town, but there also used to be an international flavored flea market next to it.
@@LionquestFitness don't worry if you don't make it there; the way american society is going it will be coming to you And you can live their lives the way they did 150 years ago.
Once again, you ROCK with your informative and fun videos. Thanks for the shout out to Jenna and Ravenna too! JC was awesome as the messenger 🤩👍‼️
Hey, Craig, you guys are the best. Glad to know you both.
I got the apron! Now I need a shop to go with it! Great video Santee!
Oh, I forgot about the shop!
That was a great selling point. You really stocked up on this one.
Yes it was! I knew it would....register with you.
Interesting. Glad most movies and TV shows get that part of the West right. Thanks for doing the research! I just bought a Colt 1877 Thunderer that works, but one part is broken and a bear to find certain parts. The 1877 was Colt's first attempt at a double action pistol.
Glad you got one. Should be parts out there for it.
I feel as if I was alive in the ole west I’d probably be a shopkeep & I’d make it look good too. Great video again Santee, thanks. 👍🏽
You're welcome.
Great video Santee. I have always had a interest in the older mercantile's. I was fortunate and old enough to have been in a real mercantile while it was open for business.
Ooo, So cool.
I have a feeling you’re gonna incorporate high chaparral in every video now lol! I love it! It’s the best place on earth
My friends only gave me so many video clips! I sure do want to go there one day.
Yeah I get it, you really should Just waiting on that fat paycheck from KZhead huh
I heard that after the first wave of one of the gold rushes, one of the only people who got rich was a store keeper. He bought all the stock he could and actually advertised a gold rush to the people out east and was partly responsible for it being so big. He made a killing apparently.
Smart move.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Ah, thanks for helping me start my Saturday off. Like these dressing the part videos. Be safe out there, and take it easy man, 😎
Thanks, you too!
Thanks
You're welcome.
Good show Santee! God bless and stay safe! Love the characters!🙏🎚🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Thank you!
Hi Santee, I love your videos, this video reminded me of a place we have in Australia called Sovereign Hill. It is not quite wild west but more early gold rush re enactment park, it has role players and shows in the line of work you do. Why this video reminded me was because as kids we would love going into the general store because they made their own lollies (candy). The shopkeepers would always be dressed in old time clothes and have lots of sweets and lollies to choose from. You probably would have seen Sovereign Hill in and episode of Mission Impossible called The Gunslinger 1990, keep up the good work
Thank you and that is interesting. I would love to get out there some day.
Excellent episode 👏 Lots of different clotting articles I hadn't considered.
I think sleeve garters might work in your costume, Mitch.
Hey Santee, your videos always surprise the heck out of me. I never thought you could do a video on how Shopkeepers dress. HAHAHAHA. Super cool my friend. Stay well and stay safe my friend. 👍👍👍👍
Thank you!
Another great episode Santee! I had assumed that the apron was just a way to mark out the shopkeeper in media, but I didn't think about how dirty they would get. Looking at that group from Sweden gave me an idea. It would be really cool to organize a gathering of old westian groups from other countries to come here, maybe to say, Tombstone, and host an event with them.
It would be terrific!
Thanks for another great episode. Hope you have a great week.
Thank you!
Along this same line, a vid on the Steam boat Arabia would be great. The volume and type of goods is amazing
I've mentioned it before, but have yet to go there and check it out. On the list.
I live in sweden, been to high chaparall many times. Great place. That stema boat isnt actually a steam boat btw
That's terrific! Probably too dangerous. Steam boilers can explode.
@@ArizonaGhostriders true. They got steam trains though 😳
Thanks for a great episode! Very helpful in acquiring the right garb. I can't believe how many clips, and many of your graphics have lots of editing. Your team work hard and you produce great content Thanks!!!
Glad you enjoyed it, Jim.
A lot of places were heated with coal, at least here in the Canadian West, and coal makes wood look sparkling clean. Coal smuts get everywhere.
Yes!
This is the part I love about the old west. My fine Victorian duds are getting messy, well put on this fine apron. My sleeve are getting dirty, well put on the fine looking work sleeves over your regular one. My shop it getting robbed, well stick fine little pistol in the pocket of your jacket. They will never see it under that apron. Literally the answer to every problem was accessories.
Good!
Ok now you tube is playing tricks on Santee! I just now got the notification but there are comments on here that are 24 hours old
Hmmmm!!
One of your best episodes! Very well done. How about one on Preachers, Pastors and Circuit Riders?
Did it!
ABSOLUTELY FANtastic as always, Santee, and friends... Your visuals (and audios), of all varieties and types, are unbeatable. I can't get over how you keep us so entertained while we learn, simultaneously. YIPPEE and YAHOO 🤠🌞👏👏
Thank you! I appreciate the kind comments.
Great way to start my day. Thank you
You're welcome.
Great stuff. The General Store was often one of the social contact points for communities, outside church and the saloon. (The order of importance changed from one town to the next.) Some store owners were major players in other aspects such as entertainment or politics. There is a lot of latitude for character development. Okay, now I'm just running on... Best of Days to all the Ghostriders.
Thank you! Yeah, I found a photo of them having a town meeting in one.
I clicked the video as fast as I saw it. Greetings from Sweden!
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@ArizonaGhostriders always
I've imagined it was hard to run a general store; keeping dust and dirt off of edible inventory and keeping all sorts of items in stock in an isolated frontier town. My niece has it easy. She co-owns a bookstore in this age of delivery trucks and the internet.
Yeah, I can understand why storekeepers in Tombstone don't like the dirt streets.
Such a Great Show !!!!!!
Thank You!
Nice episode Santee. How about doing an episode on Old West Preacher - dressing the part
I think I did....didn't I? Oh, no, that was religion. OK!
@@ArizonaGhostriders years ago when I was working Trinity County, Texas (town of Groveton), I was told that rivalry was so tense between different parts of the county back in the late 19th century that the Methodist preacher actually had to keep a Colt .45 next to his Bible and hymn book on the pulpit to keep the county congregation assembled in town peaceful and focused on the reason for being there.
Thanks again Santee & Co. I've played tabletop RPGs like D&D since the early 1980s . A couple years ago I played a college educated 19th Century German Immigrant to the West who wanted to establish a banking and mercantile company . I was outnumbered by the rest of the players who only wanted to kill and loot . In real life I'm a US Navy between with skills more appropriate at sea than in the desert . But I was trained in small arms and law enforcement. I reckon that my Western occupation would be a Lawman or private security officer. See Y'all down the trail , Amigo .
That's interesting to learn about you. Thanks for sharing!
Lots of great info! It didn't occur to me there would be a stove in the shop, but I tend to forget winters out west can be chilly. Hope y'all're staying cool out there! It's in the 90s here in Boston, but I think it's a lot more humid than where y'all are.
Yeah, we are drier than toast.
Been a while since I said this so I'll say it again. I appreciate the work you and those appearing in the videos do for the production quality of your videos. Excellent work!
Very much appreciated Neil. Thanks for always commenting, too.
Super great (duh). Please do one on dressing the part blacksmith...thanks for your hard work.
Sure thing!
In "Purgatory",the shopkeeper who turned out to be Jesse James was worrying about if he had a smudge of flour on his forehead as two outlaws shoplifted ammunition.
I should watch that again.
A movie where Jack Palance plays a friendly shopkeep? Do tell. Also, this seems like a simple but vital role, possibly a starting point for someone looking to get into western interpretation.
Monte Walsh. Jack was a cowboy-turned-shopkeep.
@@ArizonaGhostriders Thank you!
Mad hatter would like to thank you. Keep making these great videos.
You're welcome.
Your videos fill me.with such joy. Absolutely love them ❤️
I'm so glad!
Santee is kicking butt and taking names! Love your content brotatochip! Hope you're doing well.
BROTATOCHIP‼️ Yeah, that’s nice. I might barrow that in my daily life.😉 I might even mix it up like “let ‘er rip brotaterchip”.
You are awesome, Raven!
@@aaronburratwood.6957 nice!
@@ArizonaGhostriders ty brother!
I'll bet shoplifters were dealt with differently then than they are in San Francisco now, free stakes!
hmmmm...!
Santee, another great episode as usual. Thank you for showing the historical way you should dress as a store presenter. I think that's very interesting to see how they were dressed. If you can think about it, I was wondering if the Great Western Stove Company you would feature one time they were based here in Leavenworth Kansas. Thanks again.
Thanks for watching. I will mention them again.
@@ArizonaGhostriders Thanks 😊!
Great video. If I had lived back then I might have been a Store keeper. I'm a fairly good Salesman. I might have been a Bartender or owned a sleazy little Bar. Big Sam's Saloon.
Oooh, yeah!
Thanks Santee for another great video. In a researching the clothing and different things of the West is really kind of interesting and actually fun for me anyway. Happy Cowboy Day 🤠🤠🤠
Glad you enjoyed it!
Behoof a good 19th century phrase, much like today store shelves are seen empty, goods are imported, expensive and hard to get. Ah, the good old days that everyone wanted.
Yeh....the more things change the more things stay the same.
Great video brother, thanks for sharing, New friend here stay connected God bless you
Thank you, and much appreciated!
“Behove” my aren’t we using posh words😉👍👍👍
I paid a nickel for that word!
@@ArizonaGhostriders 😆🤣
Great vid Santee! Hope you're doing well. 🍻😀
Much appreciated!
This was so cool to see. Thank you for making my Saturday!!!
You're welcome.
I got ya santee another awesome video as always I have to say your intro and editing is amazing steam boat in Sweden lol theses shopkeepers certainly ad to work hard for there money iv learned some thing new once again your a legend and a awesome buddy to me take care always 👍🤛
Thanks again! I appreciate ya, John.
After taking inventory I see the AGR logo helping sell merch the other on the apron great info as usual team AGR keep up the great vids. Thanks!!
Appreciate it!
Another good video Santee👏👍🇺🇸🐘
Thanks 👍
Of course the shops get robbed more often, those baked beans are a precious commodity
I love 'em! I'd steal 'em!
I love the Arabia Steamboat goods that survived
I can't wait to see it one day.
thanks Santee
You're welcome.
I believe Old Abe was a frontier shopkeeper at one point.
Is that right? Interesting.
@@ArizonaGhostriders Looking it up... New Salem, IL- which in the early 1830's counts as frontier I'd say since that whole area was still called The West.
Great episode Santee Hey ya JC✌
Thank you!
I cant imagine wearing those hot layers of clothing with no air conditioning. No thank you! Cool video! People in Virginia City, Nevada still dress this way most of the time.
SO cool!
Can you make a video about how people used to customize their revolvers? Like different metal plating (nickle, blued steel, whatever) grips and engraving?
I did make one. Check the firearms playlist.
Another great episode Santee. Really enjoyed it. JT
Much appreciated!
Great job and well done. I’m actually going to be adding a shop keeper and a general store to my books old West/sci-fi horror world. Also in my books old West sci-fi horror world are going to be scattered retro era ruins as well.
Thank you!
@@ArizonaGhostriders thanks and your welcome 👍🏼🌟😎
Great to see antother dressing the part episode :D Outstanding job as always Santee :D :D
Much appreciated! You happen to know those Swedish rapscallions in that video, hmmm?
@@ArizonaGhostriders hmmmm there might be a small chance of that :)
@@Bucklerbjorn LOL!!!
Great video Santee! And by the way I'm going too put my sleeve socks! Bordentown is great!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Loved it!
Thank you!
Great info Santee! I always look forward to your videos.
Glad you like them!
Excellent episode Santee.
Thank you!
I needed this, thanks
Glad I could help
Although being a shopkeeper doesn't sound appealing, I'd think it would be way better than a cowboy, logger or most any other profession of that time. Great video thanks for it.
It had a longevity which the other two you mentioned didn't really have.
Thansk for the awesome video
You're welcome.
I just might work on the sultry woman shot by an arrow impression.
If I were to have ever met Joanne Dru, I would ask her to recreate that scene before signing my autograph.
@@ArizonaGhostriders I’m sure it’d be easy to find someone to work a bow…
Whoa...I want to know more about the sexy dames with the arrows!
Well that one is Joanne Dru. She maybe the only one!
Great video Santee 👍!
You're welcome.
When I watch these it makes me realize I’m just a man living in the wrong time
Join the club!
Pretty interesting! Great video! As usual
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks buddy, interesting topic.
You're welcome.
GREAT VIDEO SIR,MY LATE AUNT GREAT GRAND UNCLE RUBE BURROW THE TRAIN ROBBER WAS KILLED BY A SHOPKEEPER. TAKE CARE AND GOD BLESS
Thank you!
I would look good in a bowler
You would
Herbert Moon would be proud
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Heya Santee any chance for a video on merwin and hulbert revolvers? I hear they were ahead of their time but not much is known about them it seems nowadays
Sure
Mr. Santee, how about a dressing the part video on saloon women.
Certainly.
Awesome video, Santee! I have always fantasized about visiting a hardware store and pawn shop during that era. Imagine being able to buy a brand new Colt in the box....or a Smith No. 3 in .44....both actually!!!!! I wish we could know more about the Swedish people. Are they in a tourist attraction like the old Silver Dollar City near Dollywood?
Yeah, all of 'em!
Hi Santee , could you do a episode on the most common cowboy boot toe shape please, thanks for your amazing channel. Old Gringo.
Great suggestion! Check out my boots video. It's older, but that info should be in there.
Very awesomely awesome interesting and informative video, I really liked and enjoyed it. I got a ton of inspiration for the analog horror old West diary series Mysteriarch Mythos I’m writing.
Awesome, thank you!
@@ArizonaGhostriders thanks and your welcome 👍🏼😎🌟
Great video Santee
Glad you enjoyed it
"Gangs of New York" set in latter half of 19th Century, had interesting costuming and colors. As most goods produced in east and sent west, what's your opinion of using that movie for ideas. BTW "Paint Your Wagon" that 1970+/- musical with a singing Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin, also had unique costuming, more varied on style and color, than most westerns. What's your opinion of that movie's costuming and set dressing? Granted, black and white photos of era give us mindset of limited color palates of era and of expected more subdued wardrobes. Clothing catalogues of era do however note color choices, so not everyone dressed as present day Amish.
Right. many articles of clothing have survived from back then and show color. Also, color advertisements showing people give us ideas as well.
Awesome nice info stay cool sir.
Thanks, you too!