Marty, I'm waitng for permission to publicly post all of the pictures that were provided to me along with more details of markings. A friend in Belgium sent photos to me yesterday. I will post more photos and any additional info he can provide as soon as possible.
Jay Dubiel Halifax, VA USA
Martin Walsh wrote:
> Hi Jay,
> Could you send me a couple more digital photos.......or post a link
> with few more photos of your IDEALE "km" saddle,to the Classic
> Rendezvous List serve
> It would help if you show more details of the saddle,in your photos to
> get some feedback from CR list members.Photos of the rivets,cantle
> plate underneath,rails weather steel or alloy would help.
> Where is the saddle made?
> It's not clear in the one photo link that you posted.
> The "D" in IDEALE looks different to my eye........I'll have to look
> at an Ideale saddle on Tuesday in the light.
> I've never heard of a model called "KM".
> Chuck Schmidt sells and IDEALE catalog on his website:
> http://www.velo-retro.com/
> I'm hoping some of the other "Ideale" experts chime in ........Jerry
> Moos,Peter W,Tim......
> Any other details that you could provide us with might help.
> Did it come on a bicycle from a certain vintage etc.
> Marty Walsh
> Vienna, Virginia, USA