TIMOSHENKO'S SADDLE
GOING TO RUSSIA FROM LONDON'S ROYAL HARNESS MAKERS A cavalry saddle for Marshal Tiiucu shenko is being made by London saddlers who supply the harness: for King George's State carriage. A birthday present for the Marshal from British school children, it is among the gifts going to> Russia as the result of the Five. Arts , campaigln for providing comforts ami mediical supplies for the Recl Army. The saddle Avill be 'representative of the best British craftsmanship in saddlery: the makers have supplied saddles for the British cavalry, the Metropolitan Police, the Crown Agents for the colonics and. the State harness of India. On-" of their bridles is now being used by Princess. Elizabeth. In wartime) these craftsmen liuve little, saddlery work to do. I.n'stea-;'!. they aie working almost exclusively on harness for Britain's agricultural and transport industries, both vital sections of the home gund.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 59, 29 May 1942, Page 2
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146TIMOSHENKO'S SADDLE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 59, 29 May 1942, Page 2
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