weatherhorses

Hi all! New to the board, in a very similar position to Kaitlyn, with a very similar saddle. I've owned mine for about 15 years now, and am still riding in it every day. Didn't occur to me to question the value or collectibility of the saddle until my Paint mare started to outgrow it, width-wise (it's got a 6.5" gullet...guess my moose needs a 7"!) I think Kaitlyn's is in better shape, though, but mine's not bad at all. Is anyone brave enough to throw a ballpark value onto a saddle of this era, in reasonable condition? I'll try and upload some photos of mine tonight. Kaitlyn, I do have a copy of the 1920 Heiser catalog...I'll look through it tonight when I have more time to see if I can ID it from that catalog. Mine is not in it, so I suspect it's older than 1920. Also, if you could do me a favor and check for a second number on yours? Mine is stamped "283" on the left front of the skirt, but I also have "22" stamped on the underside of the right seat flap, and "18721M" on the left rear of the skirt. Geez, all these numbers! Does anyone know what they refer to specifically?