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Thank you for enabling me- I just won it for 51.00. :D[/QUOTE]
And now there is another one for sale…this is probably the only time I wished my horses head was bigger! 
Could any one with the Bartville sandwich case tell me if it’s open inside or does it have a divider for the tin & flask? I’d prefer just one compartment.
The Bartville sandwich case I bought has just one open compartment. They would likely “build to suit” whatever you desire.
One thing I did with my Bartville sandwich case was to line the interior with a light tan ultra-suede. I used a fabric glue and it has worked out perfect. It also reduced the sound of my flask or other things bouncing around in there.
I also recently saw where Fox Hunting shop is now offereing a nice looking sandwich case that looks very much like the Bartville case.
http://www.foxhuntingshop.com/catalog/Hunt_Appointments_Gloves.html
Pricier than Bartville, but extraordinary quality, Claire Painter at Clever With Leather in Versailles, KY makes really wonderful bridles, sandwich boxes and stuff.
why are hunt bridles flat?
i’m looking for a new bridle myself and have come across a nice looking tory fox hunting bridle but i have to admit that the appearance of the flat straps caused me to hesitate. maybe i just need to look at it some more…
but curious, why are they flat?
Why?
They are flat to make them easier to clean and easier to look for wear and tear. At least that’s what I’ve always thought.
I do know that my hunt bridles are much easier to clean that my show bridles. Also it seems as if they get especially dirty out hunting with all the sweat and mud that’s involved.
I think they’re flat because, well, back in the day, that was the bridle that was made- flat leather is easier to make than raised, round, etc. When I started taking English lessons back in the early 60s- every bridle in the barn, and on the show hunters and show jumpers, was flat.
So- while other disciplines have ‘evolved’ to raised, fancy stitching, fluorescent nylon, what have you- foxhunters have kept using the same ol’ flat bridles. Tradition.
Yup, it’s only very recently that tack was anything but “flat.” And Tack Wholesale has a full line of Paris Tack bridles, includong the hunt one. At lower prices than have been posted.
