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Saddles on Ebykr: 11 articles on Idéale and Brooks, with five guides, two histories, two Timelines and two galleries.
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IdéaleHistoryIdéale saddles from Jean-François Tron's Paris workshop of 1890 through Marcel Berthet and the Dunlop and Cégédur years to 82 models and the revival.
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BrooksGuideWhat a Brooks saddle can tell you about its age: the date code from 1959, why the leather stamp is a lot number and the model numbers that date themselves.
BrooksGuideA database of Brooks saddle models from 1899 onward, restored from period catalogs: military, motorsport and the Kaydex, Plyflex and Zapho sub-brands.
IdéaleGuideIdéale saddles and clips model by model, with category, top and rail materials, size, weight and notes, drawn from catalogs of 1931 to 1981.
IdéaleGuideDate an Idéale saddle without a date code: the initials on its badge, when each model arrived, the alloy stamps, the rodée main mark and the catalogs.
BrooksGuideCare for a Brooks saddle by the maker's own advice: where Proofide goes, how to break it in, why tension ruins saddles and which folk remedies to avoid.
BrooksHistoryBrooks England in depth: its history and the whole saddle range, from chassis, springs and seat tops to military and motor saddles and the sub-brands.
BrooksTimelineA timeline of Brooks England from the Birmingham harness maker of 1866 and its first saddles of 1882 through Raleigh, TI and Selle Royal to titanium rails.
IdéaleTimelineA timeline of Idéale from Jean-François Tron's Paris workshop of 1890 through Pont-Saint-Pierre and Marcel Berthet to the 1981 liquidation and the revival.
IdéaleGalleryIdéale saddles in pictures: the Pont-Saint-Pierre works, advertising from 1894 to the 1970s, catalogs, Marcel Berthet's records and the duralumin No. 90.
IdéaleGalleryRare company photographs of Idéale, shared by Vincent Toubeau: the Pont-Saint-Pierre works, the 1935 mounting atelier and the 1929 Paris Salon.
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