The Jefferson Overnight bag is named for Jefferson County which was formed in 1780 and named for future President Thomas Jefferson and Governor of Virginia at the time. The county is one of the first three counties formed out of the original Kentucky County which was abolished in 1780, when it was divided into Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties of Virginia.
Named for the smallest place in Kentucky, the Kentucky Bend, New Madrid Bend or Bessie Bend is a roughly 11 square mile portion of Fulton County separated in a peninsula by the Missouri River.
Our Fayette Saddle Bag is named for Fayette County. Fayette was one of the original three counties created from the former Kentucky County, Virginia, by the Virginia Act in 1780, along with Jefferson and Lincoln counties becoming the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792.
The Vernon Bowling Bags is named after The Vernon Club and Lanes. Located at 1575 Story Avenue in Butchertown, the property was originally a mansion built by a wealthy butcher and meat packer in 1886.
Our eye glass and sun glass case is named for Taylor County, home of Damon Earl Allen, Sr. (January 19, 1921 – February 15, 2009), an optometrist from Campbellsville in central Kentucky, who as a three-term president of the Kentucky Optometric Association and led the campaign for passage of a bill permitting optometrists to prescribe medication for their patients. Allen was honored by the Kentucky Optometric Association as the first recipient of its "Lifetime Achievement Award", which thereafter bears Allen's name.
Named for the explorer and frontiersman, Daniel Boone … we think Daniel would have certainly had one of the Steurer & Co. Journal Passport Wallets if they had been around in the late 1700’s.
The Harrison Journal Cover is named for Harrison County, home to the co-creators of The Walking Dead. Robert Kirkman, Comic book writer, was raised in Cynthiana and Tony Moore, Comic book illustrator, was born and raised in Cynthiana, Kentucky.
Our Mason Everyday Tote gets its name from Mason County, which is named for George Mason, the father of the Bill of Rights … Rights for a nation and “everyday people” … it’s OK, sing along.