Some old saddles

[Bree]

I am not a saddle maker and I don't know a lot about them. But I was over at the Genesee Country Village Carriage Museum today and saw some saddles that I thought you all might get a kick out of. So here are the PIX of saddle #1.

And saddle #2:

And saddle #3:

Enjoy!

[rickybobby]

Bree,

Thanks for sharing those!! These are true pieces or western art! I have been to the Gene Autry Meusem in L.A. and spent hours looking at all the early leather cowboys used.

Rick J.

[Bree]

That wagon behind the saddle is the beer wagon for the Genesee Brewery and what you can't see are the 12 hitches for the 12 horse team. They used Clydesdales and sometimes Roan Belgians. Here is an old postcard of the Roan Belgian team:

Those hitches high on the wall above the beer wagon are very impressive!

[Denise]

That would be quite the sight to see, Bree. How old is wagon? When did they quit using it?

[Bree]

That would be quite the sight to see, Bree. How old is wagon? When did they quit using it?

I had to do some Photoshop work to make these PIX viewable so the quality is not that great. I hope this answers some of your questions and shows the magnificent hardware used with these horses and this rig.

[ArtS]

The tooling on the black silver saddle is too good to be Ted Flowers. It may be a Keystone Brothers saddle. Roy Rogers rode in a similar model.

Art

[Bree]

The tooling on the black silver saddle is too good to be Ted Flowers. It may be a Keystone Brothers saddle. Roy Rogers rode in a similar model.

Art

I just couldn't get good light to get a decent picture of it. While it is an old saddle the carving and silverwork was really quite spectacular. Those saddles have sure withstood the years!

[kseidel]

The black silver mounted saddle appears to be a Bohlin Made saddle, although there are some discrepancies in the construction that raise some questions. The brown saddle appeares to be an Olsen-Nolte from SanFrancisco. Both are prime saddles. I just returned from the Cody Old West Show and Auction and the prices for these types of saddles were much lower this year. Down about 40 - 50 percent.

Keith

[Saddlebag]

I'll bet Dusty Johnson could identify those saddles. He's into reconditioning, refurbishing them. Check his site for some beauties that must have weighed a ton.