We have had this saddle priced for a buy-it-now sale at $2500 but now it is offered for aution with a much lower reserve. If you have been admiring it and wanted to take a shot at it, now you can do it by bidding and setting your limit of what you think it is worth and you just may win. This is a Visalia Stock saddle made by D.E Walker of the Visalia Stock Saddle Company originaly of Visalia California. Each Visalia saddle has its own serial number and the Visalia/D E Walker name is stamped deeply with pride. All saddles come with a written 5 year guarantee on the tree, under normal use. Are you seeking information on vintage Visalia Gear? Saddle Gallery - Antique Saddles. This is Steve's Grandfather's Visalia Stock Saddle No. 158 with the famous 3B fork made around 1920. While it has a serial. Walker was one the two original owners of this company purchased from a saddle maker of Mexican decent, Juan Martarales in 1870. Visalia Stock Saddle Company and this saddle are a true piece of America 's Wild West story as it emerged in the great southwest. Ae pixel sorter license. AE Pixel Sorter lets you create and experiment with pixel sorting in After Effects with ease. Save buy buying it along with Datamosh and Data Glitch with the Glitch Bundle! In the late 1800s Visalia California became a hub for the finer artisans from Mexico and Southern California of cowboy hardware, spurs, and bits and, of course, saddles. The regional influence was so prolific D.E. Walker named his company after the town. We talked to Bill Cutting at the Visalia Stock Saddle Company now located in Fresno, California 136 years after its inception. He says all the records of saddle numbers were lost in a fire before 1950 so we know for sure this saddle was built before then. Boyce says based on the tree and skirt styling and the tooling he believes this saddle was made in the 30s. He believes everything about this saddle is correct in design or original. The tooling is in excellent shape given its age and the natural bronzing of the leather gives it a very nice glow. This is the most comfortable saddle we have in the entire shop. It was obviously designed for someone who spent all day riding. Arcturus rose server files. This saddle was apparently in use for some time before it was put-up as a keepsake so t are a few scrapes and blemishes all visible in the photographs. Please look carefully and ask questions iif you are not sure of something. Also, you should take a real close look at these pictures and visit the web site of the Visalia Stock Saddle Company, /contact.cfm, and place your bid on E-Bay. Boyce Bader has a keen eye for fine historic saddles and this is by far his favorite. We recommend you read 'Cowboys, The Trappings of The Old West', (Zon Publishing) by Mans & Flood for more information on this captivating chapter of the old west and the hardware of the era. Please feel free to call or email your question. We will respond to all of them.
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