For your consideration is a Hamely & Co. Pendelton, Ore. floral tooled saddlebags, circa 1905-1950's. This is a beautiful example of Hamely & Co. leather construction, showing the maker’s mark inside the inside flap of the saddle bags. The outside of the saddle bags shows single mosaic floral stamps along nearly the entire top side of the saddle bags and connecting top of the saddle bags, as well. The Hamley family history goes back many generations to Cornwall, England, where the trade of saddle and leather craftsmanship had been passed down through many generations of Hamleys. The American history of the Hamleys began in 1850 when William Hamley moved his family from England to Rupon, Wisconsin, where he opened a small leather goods store. In 1905, J.J. relocated to Pendleton, Oregon and set up shop on the Oregon Trail in the same building that exists to this day. Hamley was known as a harness and saddle maker, but the business soon developed around its saddles and became known throughout the west as the maker of "the finest saddles man could ride". The condition of this pair of saddle bags is good, with patina adorning the saddle bags, consistent with age and usage, and one strap with a tear in the tip of the strap. The measurements of this Hamely & Co. saddle bags are 17" x 12" x 2 1/2".