Wenny Report post Posted April 1, 2015 Anyone here an expert on Visalia maker stamps? I've picked up a loop seat stock saddle and I'm trying to figure out when it was made. The stamp on the seat rise is in an oval and reads "D.E. Walker, Maker, Visalia, Cal." It does NOT have the "Trade Mark" above and below this stamp. The stamp on the cantle back says "Visalia Stock Saddle Company, Makers, San Francisco, Cal." There is no serial number. On the skirt under the near side rigging, the word "Plain" (or something similar) is handwritten. As the saddle is extensively tooled, I doubt this was a note about the style. A maker's signature, perhaps, or of a former owner. The high cantle, loop seat, and center-fire rigging are trends that place it in the range of 1880-1920, but I'd like to narrow that down a little. The tooling is a cut-in floral pattern with very little shading which I think points to the earlier end of the scale. Here are some pictures. What do you experts think? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
