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− | ''Handbags provided with a beautiful [[Embossed leather|embossing]] (left from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''Handbags provided with a beautiful [[Embossed leather|embossing]] (left from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany)''<br></p> |
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− | ''Very old handbags from Japan provided with an [[Embossed leather|embossing]], painted and covered with decorations (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''Very old handbags from Japan provided with an [[Embossed leather|embossing]], painted and covered with decorations (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | ''Very old handbags provided with an [[Embossed leather|embossing]] and partly also painted (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''Very old handbags provided with an [[Embossed leather|embossing]] and partly also painted (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany)''<br></p> |
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− | ''Very old handbags, probably [[Formed leather|deformed]] with moisture and heat. Another theory: The leather is coated with a kind of glue and shaped with a special sliding method (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''Very old handbags, probably [[Formed leather|deformed]] with moisture and heat. Another theory: The leather is coated with a kind of glue and shaped with a special sliding method (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | ''Very old handbags. The grain of a special type of [[Fish leather#Coral shark|coral shark]] leather is exceptional (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''Very old handbags. The grain of a special type of [[Fish leather#Coral shark|coral shark]] leather is exceptional (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany)''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[Carving leather|Carved]] handbag from Mexico. - Hedgehog handbag with fine [[Leather cutting|cutting work]] from | + | ''[[Carving leather|Carved]] handbag from Mexico. - Hedgehog handbag with fine [[Leather cutting|cutting work]] from Moscow.''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[Frog leather - Toad leather#Cane toad|Cane toad leather]] with [[Taxidermy - Hunting trophies - Mounted animals|inbuilt head]] with glass eyes approximately from 1930 (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''[[Frog leather - Toad leather#Cane toad|Cane toad leather]] with [[Taxidermy - Hunting trophies - Mounted animals|inbuilt head]] with glass eyes approximately from 1930 (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[Alligator leather]] approximately from 1940 (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''[[Alligator leather]] approximately from 1940 (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany). - Alligator handbag with [[Taxidermy - Hunting trophies - Mounted animals|inbuilt head]] from the 50s.''<br></p> |
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− | ''An unusual [[Crocodile leather|crocodile handbag]]. - The [[Taxidermy - Hunting trophies - Mounted animals|whole animal]] has been processed (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''An unusual [[Crocodile leather|crocodile handbag]]. - The [[Taxidermy - Hunting trophies - Mounted animals|whole animal]] has been processed (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[Lizard leather]] - [[Lizard leather]] approximately from 1930 (all from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''[[Lizard leather]] - [[Lizard leather]] approximately from 1930 (all from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[Lizard leather|Waran leather]] from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''[[Lizard leather|Waran leather]] from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany. - Right from the collection of the [[Leather museum|DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach]].''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[Snakeskin#Cobra leather|Cobra leather]] handbags (bag 2 and 3 from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''[[Snakeskin#Cobra leather|Cobra leather]] handbags (bag 2 and 3 from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | '' [[Snakeskin#Python leather|Python leather]] handbags (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | '' [[Snakeskin#Python leather|Python leather]] handbags (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen - Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | ''[[Water buffalo leather]] handbag (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''[[Water buffalo leather]] handbag (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from 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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− | ''[[Fish leather#Moray eel leather|Moray eel leather]] and [[Fish leather#Stingray leather|stingray leather]] (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | ''[[Fish leather#Moray eel leather|Moray eel leather]] and [[Fish leather#Stingray leather|stingray leather]] (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany).''<br></p> |
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− | Handbag with [[Fish leather|fish leather]] and main surface with [[Rumen leather|rumen leather]] (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from | + | Handbag with [[Fish leather|fish leather]] and main surface with [[Rumen leather|rumen leather]] (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany). - Right from the collection of the [[Leather museum|DLM - German Leather Museum in Offenbach]].''<br></p> |
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''Lining made of [[Goatskin|goatskin]]. - Lining of a [[snakeskin]] handbag. Upper part [[Sheepskin - Lambskin|lamb]] [[Napa leather|napa]] and lower part [[Pig leather|pigskin]].''<br></p> | ''Lining made of [[Goatskin|goatskin]]. - Lining of a [[snakeskin]] handbag. Upper part [[Sheepskin - Lambskin|lamb]] [[Napa leather|napa]] and lower part [[Pig leather|pigskin]].''<br></p> | ||
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==[[Leather videos|Videos]] about the [[Leather workshop|production]] of leather bags== | ==[[Leather videos|Videos]] about the [[Leather workshop|production]] of leather bags== |
Revision as of 19:29, 6 December 2021
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 processed 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 available from the finest brands and therefore the range of prices is high. Often the most expensive brands are copied and sold as fakes on the black market.
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 in the 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 decorated 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 deformed with moisture and heat. Another theory: The leather is coated with a kind of glue and shaped with a special 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 Moscow.
Beautiful leather handbags handmade by Selestudio.
Leather of various animal species
For bags and handbags, the leather of 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 armour 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 fish leather and main surface with rumen leather (from the collection of Ms. Ursula Kayser from Göttingen in Germany). - Right 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. In such cases, soft and thin goatskin, lamb napa or pigskin is used.
Lining made of goatskin. - Lining of a snakeskin handbag. Upper part lamb napa 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 bags
- Doctor's bags
- Saddlebag
- Leather luggage
- Leather chest
- 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
-> In German: www.lederzentrum.de
-> Rest of the world: partners worldwide
The maintenance of leather bags with COLOURLOCK Leather Repair products.
Leather workshop: Repairing a two tone coloured leather bag.
Leather workshop: Professional Repair of a red transparent colour of a leather bag.