How can I identify the maker of a western saddle?
I picked up an old saddle at a local farmers sale the other day and finally got round to giving it a good clean. It was only when I did this that I discovered exactly how lovely this old brute was. It had been left on a rack (fortunately) in a barn for who knows how long and was very dirty and dusty.
Luckily the bugs hadn’t got at it and the leather although dry responded to a heavy oil covering and a bottle of saddle sheen.
The tooling on this saddle is beautiful and as it was old I had no idea who had made it so carefully going back over it with a fine tooth comb I eventually noticed a brand on the fender by the stirrup, unfortunately the position it is in has left it open to a good bit of rubbing over the years so I still have a bit of detective work to do.
