PaulineSul

Hi, thank you for the words of encouragements and yes dad was a marvel. I have a lot of machines, I know some sew leather so I could give it a try

@fredk what colours do you need, I will look for you as I have so many bright colours on a big rack. I would need guidance from you regarding thickness and size you need in feet and inches lol (you know I am a layman) but I have all sorts of quirky bright colours on rolls I am presuming it would need to be quite thick leather for a steering wheel cover? I have a stack of red perforated leather in piece which is for steering wheels I think

@fredk I know you are so right, I am such a coward, I look at it and think oh my goodness there is no way I can do that! Dad has a lot of metal patterns and once I get time I am going to go through them and see what they are for. There are draws full of the things lol I think they are probably for making shoes but there might be handbag ones and who knows what else I have sure got enough leather to start a few projects

It has a backing material buy adding it to a heavy material might work. I have about 15 sewing machines, if I knew how to work them I could attempt a project lol

Thank you, Dad must have invested time in making it, I am guessing he was thinking about making bags or purses but a wall hanging is also a great idea

Thank you for tagging me. I am a novice with the leather industry so will need to look at what prices these types of things sell for. Dad left me a huge task and a lot of stock, but not the knowledge to go with it lol

Wonderful, thank you @fredk You have been really helpful in my quest to find out what machines etc I have. I have just found another 4 or 5 snake skins, I will await you working out a fair price. Feel free to message me Kind Regards, Pauline

Ah thank you, Dad really did have a talent, he made shoes, purses, belts, dog collar, well just about anything. Hoping I can find a good home for it all as I'm no leather worker lol and want to re-house it so it gets used I have racks of leather so if you ever need anything let me know and I will look for you May God bless you too Pauline

Hello, I have come across some amazing patchwork leather sewn by Dad, he really did have a talent, little did I understand it until I started looking through his treasure trove. Would love to see them be made into an item for someone to use. Looking to sell the leather, pictures attached. I am uk based but can ship. Measurements as follows: Brown Diamond x 2 - 22" x 34" Brown square - 39" x 19" Grey Square 19" x 20" Green square/diamond 35" x 18" Red Diamond pattern 20" x 19" Red Star 15" x 12" All are on a black backing as shown in image one. Open to offer and happy to send more images or answer questions.

Good Afternoon lovely Leatherworkers, As you may be aware I have been left a whole host of leather, machinery and skins. I am looking to sell the skins and am open to offers. Please bear in mind these are vintage skins and may need some TLC. I am based in the UK. I have 5 whole snake skins and 2 smaller pieces plus two mystery lizard skins, which I initially thought was a crocodile ha ha Happy to separate or sell as a job lot Skin 1 - 58 1/2" x 6" 0.5mm thick Skin 2 - 72" x 6" 0.5mm thick Skin 3 - 63.5" x 7" 0.9mm thick Skin 4 - 43" x 8" 1mm thick Skin 5 49" x 8" 0.9mm thick Skin 6 - 20 1/2" x 12" 0.9mm thick Skin 7 is a small piece approx 4" x 4"so will add to a job lot for free Exotic Lizard Skin - Ring java monitor lizard possible from viewing youtube 1) 18" x 27" (plus the leg bits) 2) 36" (includes tail) x 17" Happy to seperate or sell as a job lot and will answer questions if I can, this is not my field of expertise

Thank you for replying, I have so much machinery I am at a loss with it all and I really appreciate everyone sharing their knowledge. I would like it to go to a good home where it can be enjoyed and used. Kind Regards, Pauline

The tools are lovely! Dad has a set of (deer??) antlers in the garage, I had no idea why the antlers were in with all the cobbler machines and leather, maybe you have just given me the answer as to why this 'random' item is in the garage. This group has helped me gain so much insight into the world of leather

Well done, I am in awe! Great shoe

@AlZilla I think Dad has preserved the cobbler heritage for half of the UK I have a huge stock pile and such little knowledge that I need to be a stalker of all things leather and machine related Today I unearthed these, Its like a full time job but now I have a little more insight I get quite excited Thanks as always

Thank you @fredk I will bear that in mind I have recently learnt you can follow members (when someone followed me), which is most useful. Any idea how I follow people? I have posted in the machine forum, my find from yesterday and it was all with the thanks of this group as I had no clue what it was before. I now know its a skiver/strimmer and I have a different type too, not sure on which make but at least I had a vague clue.........before I just used to stand and stare and think what the heck ha ha I even oiled and cleaned it and made it work, my hands were a filthy mess but it was a change from office work.............. This group is fabulous!

Good Afternoon, I have been thrown in at the deep end as Dad has left me with a shop full of items. Can anyone help me confirm this machine is a RAFFLENBEUL Type RODI 50 SL combined cutting and skiving machines for sole materials? I have reversed searched it but there is another make landis (I think) There are no badges on this machine. I have cleaned and oiled it and even put a rubber heel through it and by god it actually works! It needs a new home but I am not 100% sure if its a RODI 50 SL Any help appreciated Thank you Pauline

Hello It has seemed like such a mountain to climb, I wanted to honour Dad and all of his hard work but felt a little lost until I found this lovely group of wonderful, helpful people. I am now on an adventure and hope to find new homes for items that will love Dads old machines I will keep an eye out for a pair of 10.5 e and we can look at postage once I have found them, there are literally a thousand so bear with me

Dad always said one person's junk is another one's treasure and wow that chap must have been devastated! Shows the importance of researching items and not just throwing everything away. I love the old items, I look at modern things and I know they won't last 10 years let alone 100!

That is very true @fredk when I think about it, I bet its impossible to get parts. I will bear this in mind and offer any machines that aren't working for spares or repairs. Dad saw a use for everything, I think that's why there is so much!

Thank you @fredk I have emailed Le Prevo about the leather as you suggested, I will ask about the machines too. Some of them are so old that people just have no clue and try to blag it. One chap said he would give me a drink and take the stuff away, I knew that wasn't right and having spoken to the Singer machine repair chap he confirmed my suspicions. I also think he would of just binned anything that wasn't worth much. It's important to me that the items that can be saved are, and those that have died a death are the only ones scrapped.

Hello All, I have about 1000 pairs of lasts from Dads shop. If you let me know which size you need I will bear you in mind when I start sorting them out, its on my very long to do list. Regards, Pauline

@Heartless Thank you. I have downloaded an app but if its a pain I will try Gimp So many items in Dads storage that I could be asking many many more questions

Oh no that is such a shame, why would they destroy the history of the items. I tried to connect with so many people and eventually one lovely chap who repaired singer machines recommended this group. I have just found some original instruction manuals and shared front covers on here, they are clearly very old and must be hard to come by so they may help someone and I am happy to provide copies. Thanks to knowledge learned from this group I have identified a small hand operated wrought iron rivet machine, its now cleaned, oiled and fully operational and also a skiver machine which I have taken apart cleaned and it works like a dream. My hands and nails are ruined but I have saved two machines and hopefully Dad is smiling down on me. Now its just trying to find them new homes and about another 40 machines to go.......some will be beyond my abilities but I have enjoyed working with the smaller less complicated ones. Do you know where the best place is to advertise the big machines?

I have found some vintage manuals, if anyone wants full pics please let me know Image of singer 29k failed to load but I have original manual too

Think this is a shoe press/compressor, has some metal shoe cut things with it? Worth salvaging or scrap? Thank you