Monday, January 23, 2012

My Mayhew

Well, the old girl has been dated. My side saddle was built in 1912, on Sept the 9th to be exact. It will be a hundred years old this fall. It is currently with Lillian Chaudhary being restored. She sent me this pic of the manufacturing label.


Everything inside the saddle is good, no real structural damage. The moths just had a good go at the wool flocking. Om Nom Nom...
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5 comments:

  1. OldMorgansJanuary 24, 2012 at 11:53 AM

    Cool. What a history it must have had.

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  2. phaedra96January 26, 2012 at 5:48 AM

    That is a fabulous find! Looking forward to seeing you use it.

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  3. SamanthaJanuary 26, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    I can't wait to see it restored! How fun to ride a piece of history.

    Also, I found this and thought of you. http://www.amazon.com/DOUBLE-LEOPARD-Western-Saddle-Bridle/dp/B0032N5YA8/ref=sr_1_39?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1327635257&sr=1-39

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  4. cattypexJanuary 30, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    Oh wow! SO COOL.
    Have you posted other pix of your sidesaddle? I can't remember...

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  5. scaequestrianFebruary 1, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    cattypex, I have posted one, a while back. I will post ones of it when it is finished too.

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