Hi Toni,
Is it a B17 Swallow? Only the B17 model is listed pre war, and I believe that it had the slots in the saddle leather.
I forgot to mention before, but have you seen the catalogue collection at
http://www.brooksengland.com/
I've copied in the CR list members, since any not aware of this site might find it useful also.
Best regards,
Neil Foddering Weymouth, Dorset, England
>From: Toni Theilmeier <toni.theilmeier@t-online.de>
>To: "neil foddering" <neilfoddering@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Brooks saddle dating
>Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 15:50:16 +0200
>
>Ah, great, that, Neil - I can use my oval logo, NOS Swallow with loops on
>the 1939 Saxon then. Thanks.
>
>Toni.
>
>
>Am 08.08.2006 um 00:07 schrieb neil foddering:
>
>>
>>
>>Hi Toni,
>>
>>Brooks B22, B16 and B11 saddles are illustrated in the 1939 Brown Brothers
>>catalogue with loops. The engravings used to illustrate these saddles
>>were probably used for a number of years, and it's possible that other
>>models had loops by then. (I seem to remember Hilary stating quite some
>>time ago that the prewar B15 had loops).
>>
>>Neil Foddering
>>Weymouth, Dorset, England
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Toni Theilmeier <toni.theilmeier@t-online.de>
>>>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>>>Subject: [CR]Brooks saddle dating
>>>Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 08:14:37 +0200
>>>
>>>Can anyone confirm my idea that saddles dating from before WWII don´t
>>>
>>>have saddle bag loops, but reinforced oblong holes in the leather right
>>>
>>>and left of the badge, and that loops only appeared after WWII? Looking
>>>carefully at some catalogues makes me think this.
>>>
>>>Regards, Toni Theilmeier, Belm, Germany.