A Boot Collector Feature

McClintock Heritage Collection

A boot and apparel label from the turn of the millennium, known today mostly through the labels it left behind and a short paper trail at the U.S. trademark office.

The Story

McClintock Heritage Collection, L.L.C. applied to register its name as a federal trademark in October 2000, describing it simply as a boot and apparel line. The filing claimed the name had first been used in mid-1999. The registered mark was a logo rather than plain lettering, and the trademark office’s design codes for it point to an image of a wolf or coyote together with rock cliffs, a fitting picture for a Western heritage brand.

The application never made it to registration. After an examiner raised questions in 2001, the company didn’t respond, and the filing was marked abandoned in March 2002. That doesn’t necessarily mean the label stopped then, but it suggests a small, short-lived venture rather than an established boot company.

What They're Known For

Not much yet, which is what makes the label interesting to collectors. Like several store and fashion labels in this series, McClintock Heritage Collection most likely had its boots built by an outside manufacturer, so construction details and factory markings inside a pair are the best clues to who actually made them.

Labels & Markings

A marking from a pair in the TW Collection. Select a photo to see it full size.