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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Howdy; I got the idea to post this photo from another site. This is a photo of my great grandfathers brother in 1901, My great grandfather was working for him at the time, and took over the business in 1902. Take a look at all the inventory there, saddles, collars, harness and all were made by them.
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This fire bellows was made in 1885 by my great-great-grandfather. Now is in my own leather museum, but nowadays he still can run perfectly!
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I stumbled on this page by accident. I had forgotten how many different kinds of awls there were.
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Thad handed me this butterfly at a show wrapped in toilet paper, and said, "Don't blow your nose in this!" I miss him terribly. He was a good man, and a member of the Pittpounders Leather Guild. Here is a write up from a 2001 PPLG newsletter. Thad went to heaven in 2000, and I will never forget him. Johanna
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