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.