White And Confused

[First image]

Please, Any help identifying this saddle. Judging by the bridle,breast collar and saddle it looks pretty old and nicely worn. my questions are

1- who made it.

2-is it dyed or painted, how do I tell

3-where would I find the larger conchos a couple are missing.

4-how many white parade saddles have you ever seen.

5-I am also missing one of the white tassels hanging off the serape,(i think the speeling is wrong) where could i find one.

Thank you all for any information you may have. I just purchased this at an auction in Ontario Canada.

Cindy

Edited February 27, 2012 by First image

[dirtclod]

It looks like a Ted Flowers saddle, but i'm not sure if he made white saddles. http://www.paradesaddlearchive.com/saddle.html

[catskin]

As to how many white parade saddles I've seen. LOTS, they are not rare by many means. At least in my limited experiance. (about 60 years ) The one you have looks very good by the way.

[Leatherimages]

<is it dyed or painted, how do I tell>

I haven't been reading the posts recently that seem to discuss this same question, so I don't know what other people are saying.

But with my 40+ years I can say there is no such thing as White dye. It could only be a top coat of color so opaque that none of the natural (probably) russet color of the leather will show through.

Paul

[First image]

As to how many white parade saddles I've seen. LOTS, they are not rare by many means. At least in my limited experiance. (about 60 years ) The one you have looks very good by the way.

Thank you, Turns out it is painted. I have found a perfect match for the colour and it is so brilliantly white now i can not believe the differanceI have painted the left side of the picture hoping to finish the

skirts and serepe tonight

Edited February 29, 2012 by First image