Amberg approval for tanner’s shell cordovan offer
05/11/2013
As a result, Bill Amberg has just brought to market a smart new briefcase called the cordovan Rocket. Priced at just under £2,000, it is an exclusive addition to the Amberg catalogue. “It is hand-made in England from English cordovan supplied by the only tannery producing cordovan in the UK,” the leathergoods company has said by way of explaining the Rocket’s exclusivity. “Shell cordovan is a very expensive material costing on average between eight and ten times more than mainstream leather, due to the lengthy tanning process. Cordovan is known for being supple, long-lasting and very tough. It really is the connoisseur’s leather.”
For its part, Chesterfield-based Joseph Clayton & Sons has explained that its shell cordovan is entirely processed by hand, which means it can take six months to produce, with high levels of craftsmanship required. “It is rare, only a handful of tanneries in the world currently produce it,” the company continues, “although the process is centuries old.”
It has to be made from the crup part of a horse hide, with the cut pieces having a shell-like shape, hence the name.
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