Quoth Tom Sanders:
>Chuck mentioned that there was a Brooks Pro Team saddle in a photo that had
>"Selle Rodee Main" stamped on the top of it. In my experience such
>stampings are pretty unusual.
That means "Saddle Broken in (by) Hand"
There used to be a bit of a cottage industry of removing the leather from saddles (both Brooks and Idéale) and treating the leather with some secreat witches brew (possibly involving a washing machine, from what I've heard) then re-attaching the leather with the big hand-hammered rivets.
That's actually the origin of the big rivet deal.
The legendary Daniel Rebour was the most notable of those who did this, his are stamped: "Rodée a Main selon Daniel Rebour" or something similar. These are VERY desirable.
Sheldon "Rodée A Cul" Brown
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