Category
Other
Medium
leather, metal and wood
Distinguishing marks
metal plate stating" The Julius J. Bantlin Co. Warranted Whitman Saddle, reg. us pat. off., Cincinnati OH
Condition
Good
Date Period
Approx 1934
Size and dimensions of this item
seat size approx 15"
Long Description
This is a brown leather cavalry saddle. The leather is in great condition as is the girth strap. The stippup irons are probably not both original because it appears they are made out of two differnt kind of metal. the rubber sturrip pads say "made in china" on the bottom. There is no year on the saddle plate but it says "The Julius J. Bantlin Co. Warranted Whitman Saddle re. us pat. off. Cincinnati OH
I did some research and it appears that Julius Bantlin had a leather store in Cincinnati OH at 425 Vine St. I couldn't find any mention of his store beore 1934.
History
I bought this saddle from a tack store that was using it as a wall decoration in 1992 near Monclova OH
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For Sale?
No