RH 6666 Barn Coffee Mug

The history of the Four Sixes began with Samuel Burk Burnett, who before the age of 20 purchased a herd of cattle wearing the 6666 brand. Burnett recorded the brand in 1875 in Wichita County, Texas, on the Kiowa-Comanche Reservation in 1881 and later in other counties.

A single L appears on the east gable of the barn. The L was used by Burk Burnett's father-in-law, M.B. Loyd, a prominent Fort Worth banker, as his horse brand. Burnett acquired it from Loyd to mark the famous Burnett Quarter Horses, which once were stabled in the red barn.