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<p>[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 214912, member: 30"]Komo, I could have done those reins with the right leather tools when I was young and worked with leather, so that's not a sure thing. Do you see the "wrinkle" in the leather I mentioned? I have no other explanation for that other than factory scroll on lower edge and hand tooled horses' heads. Do you think a factory job from wayyy back then would have left that wrinkle in the front? I don't think so. </p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed the way the leather "molds" around the sides and thought it was hand done. The original poster has not come back to discuss these points, but I could go either way with it at this point. If it turns out there is a cut mark by the horse's nose, then that part would be factory made along with the Art Nouveau scroll part too. btw: I just looked again and actually, there looks to be a cut along the top of the scroll. I cannot discern if along the nose or if the dark line along the farthest horse's neck is a cut. I just think the horses part is hand done (if any) and the box used may have once been a gutta percha box. </p><p><br /></p><p>Let's see if the OP returns. Love you Komo and thanks! *hearts*[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="antidiem, post: 214912, member: 30"]Komo, I could have done those reins with the right leather tools when I was young and worked with leather, so that's not a sure thing. Do you see the "wrinkle" in the leather I mentioned? I have no other explanation for that other than factory scroll on lower edge and hand tooled horses' heads. Do you think a factory job from wayyy back then would have left that wrinkle in the front? I don't think so. I noticed the way the leather "molds" around the sides and thought it was hand done. The original poster has not come back to discuss these points, but I could go either way with it at this point. If it turns out there is a cut mark by the horse's nose, then that part would be factory made along with the Art Nouveau scroll part too. btw: I just looked again and actually, there looks to be a cut along the top of the scroll. I cannot discern if along the nose or if the dark line along the farthest horse's neck is a cut. I just think the horses part is hand done (if any) and the box used may have once been a gutta percha box. Let's see if the OP returns. Love you Komo and thanks! *hearts*[/QUOTE]
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