John Bradford Moore (1855–1926)[1] was a trader who established a post at Crystal, New Mexico, at the western end of the Narbona Pass, where he developed the manufacture of Navajo blankets for sale in the United States.

[2] He was born in June 1855 in Texas, possibly in Cass County,[citation needed] though on his death certificate of 1926 his age was estimated as "apparently 74".

[3] Mary Anne [Marion] Cooney was born on 12 February 1864 in Liverpool, England, and died on 20 September 1917 in LaFeria, Texas.

Moore cut timber in the mountains and hauled it down to build a log trading post, which he stocked with supplies carted from the rail head in Gallup.

[8] In a 1910 article, Moore noted that many excellent weavers were under twenty years old, and often the older women suffered from trachoma or other problems with their eyes that prevented them from producing good quality rugs.

The catalog included photographs of the interior and exterior of the trading post and the land around it, and of Navajo people, outdoor looms and hogans.

[14] Moore understood what the market in the eastern United States would value, and in his catalog stressed the use of natural materials and primitive technology.

A typical new-style Crystal rug will alternate groups of two or three wavy or solid lines with broader bands decorated with patterns representing squash blossoms or geometrical motifs.