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− | '' | + | ''Handbag of [[Turtle skin|turtle skin]] seen in the [[Ledermuseum|DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach]] and handbag made of the skin of the Amazon fish [[Fischleder|Pirarucu]] from [http://www.mygretchen.com/shop/ www.mygretchen.com].''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[ | + | '' [[Snake leather#Python leather|Python leather]] handbags (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuVBw7XVRU Göttingen] - Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[ | + | ''[[Water buffalo leather]] handbag (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuVBw7XVRU Göttingen] in Germany) and [[Fish leather#Carp leather|carp leather]] handbag manufactured by [http://www.ledermanufaktur.com www.ledermanufaktur.com].''<br></p> |
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− | '' | + | ''[[Sealskin|Walrus leather]] - [[Sealskin]] from the collection of the [[Ledermuseum|DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach]].''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[ | + | ''[[Fish leather#Moray eel leather|Moray eel leather]] and [[Fish leather#Stingray leather|stingray leather]] (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuVBw7XVRU Göttingen] in Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | + | Handbag with [[Fish leather|fisch leather]] and main surface with [[Rumen leather|rumen leather]] (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuVBw7XVRU Göttingen] in Germany) - From the collection of the [[Ledermuseum|DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach]]''<br></p> | |
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− | ''[[ | + | ''[[Ostrich leather]] handbag and [[Leather shoes|shoes]] of [http://www.artestruzmallorca.com/Joomla/index.php?Itemid=56 Artestruz Mallorca].''<br></p> |
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− | '' | + | ''Beautiful craftsmanship: [[Ostrich leather]] handbag of [http://lederkunst.com/ www.lederkunst.com].''<br></p> |
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− | '' | + | ''Lining made of [[Goatskin|goatskin]]. - Lining of a [[Snake leather|snake leather]] handbag. Upper part [[Lamb leather|lamb]] [[Nappa leather|nappa]] and lower part [[Pig leather|pigskin]].''<br></p> |
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Revision as of 18:07, 1 May 2015
Handbags and leather bags have been around for many centuries. Nowadays, there are leather bags and handbags in an infinite number of variations. For bags and handbags, the leather of almost all animal species is used and every known leather processing method is used.
Contents
- 1 Brands of bag manufacturers
- 2 Design of leather handbags
- 3 Leather of various animal species
- 3.1 Cane toad leather
- 3.2 Alligator
- 3.3 Crocodile leather
- 3.4 Lizard leather
- 3.5 Iguana
- 3.6 Waran
- 3.7 Cobra leather
- 3.8 Turtle and Pirarucu
- 3.9 Python leather
- 3.10 Carp leather and water buffalo leather
- 3.11 Sealskin
- 3.12 Moray eel leather and stingray leather
- 3.13 Rumen leather
- 3.14 Ostrich leather
- 3.15 Armadillo leather
- 3.16 Camel leather
- 4 Handbags lining
- 5 Videos about the production of leather bags
- 6 Additional information
- 7 Detailed instructions for cleaning, repair and maintenance of leather handbags
Brands of bag manufacturers
Handbags are offered by the finest brands and therefore the range of prices is high. Often the most expensive brands are copied and offered as fakes on black markets.
Originals and ......
fakes......
Design of leather handbags
There are infinite possibilities for designing leather handbags. The design is defined by the processed types of leather, by the form and by motifs on leather.
Forms of leather handbags
The variation of form of handbags has no limits.
Large variety of shapes of www.mygretchen.com.
Motifs on leather
Motifs on leather can be created by embossing. But leather can also be painted, perforated, embroidered or decoreted with with buttons or other decorations.
Handbags provided with a beautiful embossing (left from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany)
Very old handbags from Japan provided with an embossing, painted and covered with decorations (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany)
Very old handbags provided with an embossing and partly also painted (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany)
Very old handbags, probably with moisture and heat deformed. Another theory: The leather is coated with a kind of glue and shaped with a spedcial sliding method (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).
Very old handbags. The grain of a special type of coral shark leather is exceptional (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany)
Patent leather handbag.
Gold leather handbag. - Handbag of metallic leather.
Carved handbag from Mexico. - Hedgehog handbag with fine cutting work from Moskow.
Beautiful leather handbags handmade by Selestudio
Leather of various animal species
For bags and handbags, the leather of a different animal species is used.
Cane toad leather
Cane toad leather with inbuilt head with glass eyes approximately from 1930 (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).
Alligator
Alligator leather approximately from 1940 (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany). - Alligator handbag with inbuilt head from the 50s.
Crocodile leather
An unusual crocodile handbag. - The whole animal has been processed (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).
Handbag with crocodile head on the front. Of India, late 50s to early 60s.
Bumbag from the crocodile-paw (Goldpfeil 1954). - Handbag handles from the crocodile feet. - Crocodile head on crocodile handbag. Seen in the DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach.
Crocodile bag with polished armor as normally only done with stingray leather (from www.pfeiffer-leder-mode.de).
Lizard leather
Lizard leather - Lizard leather approximately from 1930 (all from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).
Iguana
Iguana leather handbag with complete head.
Waran
Waran leather from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany. - Right from the collection of the DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach).
Cobra leather
Cobra leather handbags (bag 2 and 3 from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany).
Cobra leather has a distinctive mark.
Turtle and Pirarucu
Handbag of turtle skin seen in the DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach and handbag made of the skin of the Amazon fish Pirarucu from www.mygretchen.com.
Python leather
Python leather handbags (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).
Carp leather and water buffalo leather
Water buffalo leather handbag (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany) and carp leather handbag manufactured by www.ledermanufaktur.com.
Sealskin
Walrus leather - Sealskin from the collection of the DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach.
Moray eel leather and stingray leather
Moray eel leather and stingray leather (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany).
Rumen leather
Handbag with fisch leather and main surface with rumen leather (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany) - From the collection of the DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach
Ostrich leather
Ostrich leather handbag and shoes of Artestruz Mallorca.
Beautiful craftsmanship: Ostrich leather handbag of www.lederkunst.com.
Armadillo leather
Handbag made of armadillo leather.
Camel leather
Handbag mad of camel leather.
Handbags lining
Even the lining of handbags can be made of leather. Therefore soft and thin goatskin, lamb nappa or pigskin is used.
Lining made of goatskin. - Lining of a snake leather handbag. Upper part lamb nappa and lower part pigskin.
Videos about the production of leather bags
A beautiful video about the artisanal production of a handbag.
The Leather workshop of www.gusti-leder.de.
Additional information
- Leather luggage
- Doctor's bag
- Saddlebag
- Leather satchels
- Leather satchels
- Leather bags
- Leather accessories
- Leather goods
- Exotic leather
- Taxidermy - Hunting trophies - Mounted animals
Detailed instructions for cleaning, repair and maintenance of leather handbags
-> In English: www.colourlock.com
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