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Question: Considering its age, would there be any special care instructions for this leather?
Mine are cleverley Adelaide's made by George Glasgow. I would consider the fit to be good rather than great, but I love the look of the Russian leather.
looking forward to seeing the gladstone join this bunch.
And now even used in mass manufactured RTW shoes!
The so limited stock of Russian leathers hiding on the sunken ship sounds like crude oil. It's something that has sooo limited quantities but never runs out.
And now even used in mass manufactured RTW shoes!
I think that it pays to be very careful when talking about Russian leather, as there are a couple of different kinds.
There's the Russian reindeer leather that was recovered from the sunken Danish brigantine, the Metta Catherina. The supply of that is limited, it is expensive, and is only available (as far as I am aware) as MTO, rather than RTW, at least in regard to shoes and luggage.
Then there's Russian calf leather. This is not old, nor special, nor limited, but is instead calf leather than has been printed in a crosshatch pattern to resemble the famous Russian reindeer leather. I know that Alfred Sargent, for one, sell "Russian calf" shoes - there are a couple of examples here and here.
I've seen plenty of RTW shoes in Russian calf, but no RTW shoes in the Russian reindeer - although I'm very happy to be corrected.
I think that the confusion is intensified by the fact that the Russian reindeer is sometimes referred to as Russian calf (possibly because young reindeer are also referred to as calves).
There's the Russian reindeer leather that was recovered from the sunken Danish brigantine, the Metta Catherina. The supply of that is limited, it is expensive, and is only available (as far as I am aware) as MTO, rather than RTW, at least in regard to shoes and luggage.
Supply is limited but never seems to run out. Sounds like those peak oil theory if you ask me.