vintage saddles

[scott j]

I have just finished my 48 2 star but I only have a saddle from the 70's so I'm looking for pictures of the right period saddle.
My father (the original owner) informed me that the original was a wide comfortable "perch" but that may have been when he had a posterior of good quality which has since dilapidated similar to the bike.
All photos or links much appreciated
scott

[ironhanglider]

Brooks B17

The B17 saddle, intended for the touring and trekking cyclist, has been our best selling model for over a century. First introduced in the 1890s, the B17 has survived virtually unchanged, and has firmly established itself as the saddle of choice for long distance cyclists.

Cheers,

Cameron

[ValleyForge]

Absolutely the B17.
If you look around, they can be found with a patina finish which will make it a more appropriate aged look. Else the Honey colour ages very well.

[RobertFrith]

This is what came on a 1947 5 Star.

[Clydesdale Scot]

It may have varied with the intended use of the bike.
A roadster may have had a different saddle to a racer.
Two stars covered a variety of uses, have a look at this advert from 1948
A roadster may have had a mattress saddle.
A look through the newspaper adverts identifies there was no detail about components. This may have been the result of post-war shortages and not knowing if you would be able to get sufficient stocks of components.

This is noted in the 1950 Brooks catalogue where they had a limited range.

Robert's example is very nice as it has the period correct oval badging.
Unless it has been well treated, a saddle of that age may well be best reserved for display purposes.

[scott j]

The old man remembers a toolbag on the back of the seat . He got the bike brand new from the "Malvern Star" shop in Dalby qld and rode it 15 mile to school every day.
He still curses those rainy days with the tire to guard getting chocked up with mud.
Hopefully admin can post a couple of my photos to show you the bike with your ideas for a saddle gratefully accepted.
cheers
scott

[uart]

Hopefully admin can post a couple of my photos to show you the bike with your ideas for a saddle gratefully accepted.
cheers
scott

Scott, now that you've made 5 posts you should be able to post photos.

[scott j]

Scott, now that you've made 5 posts you should be able to post photos.[/quote]

I would but I can't figure out the picture hosting thingy

[uart]

I would but I can't figure out the picture hosting thingy

This site doesn't have any image hosting, so you have to upload them to a 3rd party hosting site (google photos, imgur, flickr etc) and post a link here. Actually you can embed them in your post (so that they are immediately visible) or you can just post a link. Embedding is better, but just posting a link is sometimes easier if you're not so familiar with the usage of the forums.

[Bunged Knee]

Scott, read all the pages and learn from Do NOT use Photobucket thread in there.

[scott j]

Christopher is going to post for me will add to the " You beauty - let everyone see what you've got! " all ideas for saddles taken
scott

[scott j]

Have posted photos in the what you got thread