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Just go to your hard copy of the 1952 Brown Bros Catalogue and look up Cable Bands.
Failing that go to the catalogue on Dawes-man's Flickr account
The Dunlop or John Bull in the small size would be what you are after on p24. Then after getting them you will notice the rubber has deteriorated. You can buy some reproductions, but my experience is the compound used was too hard and they couldn't stretch.
So you make some.For the saddlebag, you need not use Proofide on that, but any leather conditioner may assist.
Keep the Proofide for Brooks style saddles.If it was mine, I would give stick it in a bucket of water for an hour, remove from the water then pack the insides to get the shape I was after. Replace the packing a few times to speed the drying. After a few days give it a good treatment of saddle soap.
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Underneath was a very neatly cut hand fashioned "cable tie" to keep the outer in place.
Was this the norm on 50s bikes or was there an actual component to keep the outer in place?