Leather History

Do you have pictures of an old shop? Antique tools? Stories of long ago masters? Information gleaned from dusty forgotten books? We are the keepers of a ten thousand year old tradition, and we enjoy learning about what was as much as what is.

372 topics in this forum

  1. NPORTER SADDLE HISTORY NEEDED PLEASE

    By donniedee512,
    • 0 replies
    • 46 views

  2. Bronze age horse harness

    By MikeRock,
    • 4 replies
    • 169 views

  3. N. Porter Saddle

    By Ellie1334,   
    • 0 replies
    • 64 views

  4. European Aristocrat's Leather Cartridge Belt.

    By goldfever79,
    • 12 replies
    • 381 views

  5. 18th Century Leather Edge Beveling

    By grdwire,   
    • 19 replies
    • 2,784 views

  6. CHAMPION LOCKSTITCH SHOE MACHINE

    By MikePatterson,
    • 13 replies
    • 9,605 views

  7. Need identification help.

    By Builder,
    • 3 replies
    • 565 views

  8. Looking for info and age

    By Chappie,
    • 1 reply
    • 864 views

  9. History of Sheridan Tooling

    By Chief Filipino,   
    • 5 replies
    • 480 views

  10. Barrel Stave Clams-19th century

    By 480volt,
    • 7 replies
    • 402 views

  11. Europe's Oldest Book on Show

    By Sheilajeanne,
    • 15 replies
    • 1,662 views

  12. Old unusual (to me!) sewing machine...

    By Dantan,
    • 3 replies
    • 527 views

  13. Japanese Leather working tools ?

    By leatherbob48,   
    • 10 replies
    • 729 views

  14. What are these tools used for?

    By TargetRockLeather,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,132 views

  15. a little history from my area.

    By chuck123wapati,
    • 22 replies
    • 867 views

  16. Making a List of Old Saddlemakers?

    By TrooperChuck,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,661 views

  17. Craftool reusing numbers -

    By DavidRM,
    • 0 replies
    • 342 views

  18. Edward H Bohlin

    By Handstitched,   
    • 21 replies
    • 1,459 views

  19. N Porter Saddle

    By nporter99x,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,351 views

  20. Roman Shoes!!

    By Sheilajeanne,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,264 views

  21. Need to identify saddle scabbard tooling & history

    By butchlambert,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,140 views

  22. Stitching/saddlers clam origins?

    By weepingdragon,
    • 6 replies
    • 868 views

  23. Ray Hackbarth..... what are they worth

    By West,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,348 views

  24. Stitching Pony

    By Ingrid H,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,738 views

  25. Leather Secrets by F.O. Baird

    By MikeRock,
    • 3 replies
    • 768 views