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.
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I was asked to teach some kids a bit about the history of leather craft. That's hard to do when I don't know much about it. There has got to be a few people on this forum who know plenty. What can you share with the children? Thank you! Kathy
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Hey all, didn't know if this was the right place to post this, but being that this saddle is quite old, thought here would be good! Anyways, a friend of mine has an F.O. Baird that he rides all the time. He loves it. He's also traced one or two others to where they are today, but wonder how it made it's way from California to Indiana. I'll try to get some pics as it's a gorgeous old saddle and in superb shape for it's age! So, anyone else here know of F.O. Baird?
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Hi. In replies to my query about whether I should stick leather pads to stop the jaws of this beast damaging my work, I was asked for pics of it, so it seems best to put them here. It's the label which really impresses me - I don't suppose the clam is that much different from most others - ? I got it from ebay some 18 months ago & have only just begun using it, as I slowly learn more. Best wishes to all, Richard.
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These photos are of some old Osborne stamps donated to our Museum. They belonged to a saddler who arrived in the city, from England, in the 1850's. If anyone can date them or add any history it would be most appreciated. The triangle (N0 133) is the stamp I used on the belts in the New belts - old stamps topic in the Show Off section.
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Give me your best guess please! sorry for the double pic I can't figure out how to delete it yet, LOL Thanks
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I bought this tool a few years ago from an antique dealer, who had classified it as a 'leatherworking tool'. I don't really have any idea of its purpose, and if anyone has any knowledge (or theories), I'd be glad to hear from them. Its a little under 8 inches in length, and the curved blade is stamped with the name 'I P HYDE'. I tracked down Isaac P Hyde, who was a knife and blade-maker to the leather industry from 1875, and the company still exists, making knives in Southbridge, Massachusetts. I sent them some pictures of the tool, and they passed them on to their oldest surviving retired employee, but he had no idea what the tool was intended for. They said the blade h…
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Robb Barr's family is working on a website in memory of one of leather's masters. It's not finsihed yet, not too many pictures up, but it's a start. They told me once they would love to be able to share stories about Robb from people that knew him, or took classes from him. If you have a story to share, please contact them. They are also interested in pictures of his work that they might not have copies of. I think this is a great way to remember someone who helped take leather carving to a whole new dimension. Check out the site (in progress) at robb-barr.com
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Hi, Thought you might like to see this. It's my Grandfather, photographed outside his shop about 1920, or maybe earlier. steve
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Hi everyone, Last night was the monthly meeting of the Dakota Territory Leather Guild here in Rapid. After our business meeting we were treated to a wonderful show and tell by one of our members. He used to work for Knotts Berry Farm in California. He worked along side of Ken Griffin and was given a folder full of Kens origional hand drawn tooling patterns. They were great!!!! There were the origionals of a couple of doodle pages, several pages to a book that Ken was wrighting but never finished and many other paterns. He alo had an piece of leather that was beyond belief.. it was an origional Al Stohlman hand tooled leather page from the leather craft tools book …
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My mom and I do a lot for the local historic associations, and we are always interested in our family history. We know very little about this ancestor other than he came over the ocean about the time this area of Ohio was settled. Family anecdotes relate that he was a shoemaker, as well as an accomplished singer. My mom sent me some pics- haven't seen the actual book yet. Edythe is our cousin. There are many letters from him and his son to other family members, some here in the US and some in Germany. Some are in High German, some in Low German, and a few in English, but the fancy german script is hard to read, and we haven't found anyone who can translate t…
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