Tag Archives: vintage

Vintage Swiss Army Duffle Bag

4 Replies

Vintage Swiss Army Duffle Bagschweizer militär seesack 4759schweizer militär seesack 4756schweizer militär seesack 4758schweizer militär seesack 4757

Vintage Swiss Army Duffle Bag from 1974

For my leatherworks some of the biggest inspirations are vintage items which passed the years of use with ease. By studying the wear you can get precious lessons on how to design items with the same goal to craft a lifetimepiece. This vintage swiss army duffle bag have not seem to get any use at all but it is still a masterpiece of a simple, timeless and well crafted bag. Well placed reinforcements, solid rivets and great materials. You see on the type of canvas (no salt and pepper) that it´s of newer origin, I got a toolroll of the same material. Remember to really give those items a good treatment of leatheroil to ensure the dried out leather wont break. Once its broken the damage is done. That what I did immediately. Thanks a lot to Stefan Feichtinger who gave this bag to me at the Boot Root Odershow in Zürich as a present by knowing the bag will be well cared and understood.

 

A glimpse into the vintage crypt of Red Wing Frankfurt

Leave a reply

Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 369 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 368 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 367 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 366 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 363 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 364 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 358 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 365 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 357 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 362 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 360 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 361 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 359 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 355 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 356 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 354 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 352 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 353 Red Wing Shoes Frankfurt Archive Deadstock Catalogue 351

A glimpse into the vintage crypt of Red Wing Frankfurt

Yesterday I had the chance to get a glimpse into the vintage crypt of the oldest Red Wing store in Europe. Kami Hashemi the owner took the time at the Munson Ranger 8012 release party to guide me trough his personal Red Wing Collection. Some of the oldest Charles Beckmans, Pecos, Moc-Toes and Frankfurter are lined up there. Another personal highlight was to have a look of a Red Wing Catalogue dated back to 1949. The new Munson Ranger is amazing I can tell, but for more on that head over to Life Time Gear he will post soon.

Soxisix Straight Seam Belt – Sample by Red Owl

Leave a reply

Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 266 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 261 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 260 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 253 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 265 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 259 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 263 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 264 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 262 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 258 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 257 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 250 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 256 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 254 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 255 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 251 Soxisix BROWN CURVE SEAM Belt Distributed by Red Owl 252

 

Soxisix Straight Seam Belt – sample provided by Red Owl

By mid of October I discovered a link about the czech leather crafters Soxisix. About a month later Ingo Laufenbergs who offers a lot of high quality handmade belts from various leather crafters contact me and sent me recently a sample of one of their belts.

The first thing is when I got the belt was the very well designed packaging. Then the belt which is massive by its leather thickness. All hand sewn and self cast belt buckles. A lot of nice details e.g. the mermaid on the buckle, the stamps and prints on the leather or the numbering of each belt makes them special. The Straight Seam Belt got some artificial vintage and used effects which is probably one of the only things you can argue about if you want to earn the used effects by yourself on this belt.

The construction and craftsmanship of this belt is top of the class. A really well made belt which got it´s basic design from vintage military belts. In Germany you can buy this belt from Ingo Laufenbergs Website Red Owl.

Get your Wallet or Keys hooked by Feinschmuck

Leave a reply

Wallet and key hooks bronze brass feinschmuck 242 Indian Head Bronze Belt Buckle by Feinschmuck Indian Head Bronze Belt Buckle by Feinschmuck Wallet and key hooks bronze brass feinschmuck ostrich Wallet and key hooks bronze brass feinschmuck ostrich Wallet and key hooks bronze brass feinschmuck cherry blossom and ray Wallet and key hooks bronze brass feinschmuck cherry blossom and ray Wallet and key hooks bronze brass feinschmuck cherry blossom and ray

Get your Wallet or Keys hooked by Feinschmuck

Here some preview images from some solid bronze items by Feinschmuck. Each single piece is unique by the traditional wax cast process. Skillful patinated and by so already unique in its look. Use the hooks to safely attach your wallet, keys or knife with a leash or chain to your jean. Right now they are available with cherry blossoms and surfaces from ray and ostrich.

Ha! I totally forgot to mention the Indian Head belt buckle which will also be available soon after the Bread & Butter fair January 2014 in Feinschmuck supplied shops.

Dukes Artisan hand painted Belts – B-74 Frankfurt

Leave a reply

Dukes Artisan Belts Handpainted - B74 Frankfurt 150 Dukes Artisan Belts Handpainted - B74 Frankfurt 150 Dukes Artisan Belts Handpainted - B74 Frankfurt 150 Dukes Artisan Belts Handpainted - B74 Frankfurt 150 Dukes Artisan Belts Handpainted - B74 Frankfurt 150 Dukes Artisan Belts Handpainted - B74 Frankfurt 150 Dukes Artisan Belts Handpainted - B74 Frankfurt 150

Dukes Artisan Belts hand painted – B-74 Frankfurt

Dukes Artisan was also invited to B-74 5th. Anniversary Party last week. And it was a joy to watch the Artisans at work. Painting leather so skilled and nicely. Each piece is unique and has its own character. A very amazing fact is that Dukes uses the skills of former (and unemployed) porcelain painters and turned their craft on a different medium – leather. By this they were not only be able to create one of the finest belts, no they also helped to preserve the skills of highly skilled artisans who were no longer needed in the collapsing porcelain painting branch. It was really nice to finally meet Uschi Klein and Michael Herzog from Dukes Artisan. 

Aero Leather – Kolesch Leder forgotten Collaboration

Leave a reply

Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 069 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 067 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 068 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 070 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 071 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 072 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 073 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 074 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 078 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 075 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 076 Kolesch - Aero Leather forgotten Collaboration 077

Aero Leather – Kolesch Leder forgotten Collaboration:

Recently I visited the Kolesch Tannery in Biberach which is the last remaining “altsämisch” Tannery in Europe. Please take the time to have a look at the video of master tanner Kolesch (speaking in Swabian).

The tour around the Tannery was very impressive, to see a such old craft still in practice. Here some images I took for a different project called Bodenseh-Kultur.

The altsämisch tanned buckskin by Kolesch is a real superior product used by Kolesch for their traditional cloth but also highly valued by others. But honestly I could not believe my eyes to see 8 Aeroleather Jackets in their showroom. Hardly there is a chance that there is someone walking in there to real value these jackets and buy one. So I promised Mrs. Kolesch to write a bit about those rare jackets which probably were made for the Japanese market my Aero out of Kolesch tanned leather. 

So If you are interested to buy one or all of them contact them.

Sizing and colors are:
2 x light brown 44 + 38
3 x dark brown 48 + 42 + 34
2 x dark grey 36 + 46
1 x black 36 (this one has a bit of different details)

Pfitzauf form and altered recipe

Leave a reply

Pfitzauf Form - Recipe 437 Pfitzauf Form - Recipe 438 Pfitzauf Form - Recipe 439 Pfitzauf Form - Recipe 440

Pfitzauf form and altered recipe

At one of my favorite drift shops, again I found something useful. An old clay form for a Swabian dessert called “Pfitzauf”. I guess I will give this traditional recipe a try sometime (never heard before). But my intentions were to put some sweet yeast dough, filled with plum jelly or other fruits and top it with a giant amount of brown butter, bread crumbs and caramelized sugar. The first try happened about 4 hours after I bought the form, be-cause I already had some dough for bread in the kitchen to rise, which i altered with milk, vanilla sugar and butter. They were ok for a first try but for sure I need even more butter (150g+)! Topped with lots of vanilla sauce could turn out to be an all time favorite.