What Type of Leather Is This?

[Sheilajeanne]

I had a wonderful gift given to me yesterday - a very large half hide, measuring 45" at its widest point, and more than 8 ft. long along the spine! But I'm stumped as to what sort of leather it is! The color is very close to veg tan, and I don't see evidence it's been dyed, though it's a bit darker than the veg tan I'm used to seeing. The grain side is smooth and soft, and feels almost like suede, but doesn't have a nap. It also won't stamp or tool, so I KNOW it's not veg-tan. The piece I cut off to play around with is about 6 oz. and it seems to have a pretty uniform thickness throughout the hide Lots of things I'm going to be able to do with this!!

The only markings on the flesh side are a number, 215, with what looks to be a W stamped in front of it. The arms of the W are very thick, and it looks almost like 2 inverted pyramids side by side. Anyone know what tannery that might represent?

If it would be helpful, I can post a picture.