February 29, 2024
Wells Fargo Stagecoach by Oscar M Cortes Handmade Wooden Construction
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Base is approx 4.25" by 8.5". Height including base is approx 6". For more than 64 years, Oscar M. Cortes has been handcrafting Old West reproductions and makes handcrafted wooden wagons, stagecoaches and horses out of hardwoods, metal and leather.Everything is built to scale at various ratios, the average being 20-to-1. The designs are modeled from pictures, blueprints and Old West history the family has studied through the years.“Developing the first one to make it look like the original is the most difficult part — and also getting the design to scale,” says Cortes. “There are a handful of businesses like ours who make wagons, and a lot of them use the same wheel for many of their wagons, but we don’t … everything is individually made.”Clients come from all over the world. The majority of commissions go to commercial clients who get production-style products. The company makes about 100 models a month for a major bank that has been a customer for more than 30 years. Other customers include celebrities, an amusement park, collectors and museums from around the world.An average-sized project takes about 40 hours to make. But for larger and more detailed ones, it can take up to several months to build. The miniatures sell from $150 to $20,000 each.
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