Roy Rogers and the All Western Plastics, Inc. saddles

During World War II, tremendous advances were made in the development and uses of plastics. Around 1950, an enterprising saddle maker from Lusk, WY used plastic to make a line of colorful saddles. These saddles caught the fancy of Roy and he ordered several different ones with different color combinations. All Western Plastics, Inc. was a short lived business, making only 60 or so saddles before disappearing from the scene. Roy owned at least six or seven of these unique saddles including a special saddle made for the Rose Parade. He used these saddles extensively in personal appearances throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s.