In the same way that every grandparent will tell you that their grandchild is exceptional, every Japanese will tell you the same about their country. With the grandparent you smile benignly and hurry back to reality, but with Japan it is different, as more often than not Japan is truly different. Riello (2008) consistently highlights […]
A Confusion of Names
Anyone with a training in leathermaking soon becomes confused when faced by the various names given to the leather in historic gloves. This is not so much a matter of error but rather a question of how difficult it is to identify species in glove leather when a great variety of origins and processing methods […]
Italian success. Leather is Leather: no exceptions allowed
I am not a great fan of lobbying. Too often it is about businesses failing to realise that change is happening or that uncomfortable science needs to be accepted, and trying to hold society back through the power of their wealth. Sometimes though it is necessary and the little guy makes a breakthrough. The Italian […]
Getting through the Plague
Getting through the plague: a rather rambling story of how the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London were given their 1638 Charter by Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1625-1649) True to the times it is said that the Black Death, or at least the most significant outbreak of it, originated in China […]
Personal thoughts on the history of the Glovers Company of London
This is the approximate content of a talk to the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London in February 2019 Master, Wardens, Baroness, Visiting Masters, Worthy and Learned Clerk, Guests, Citizens and Glovers. It is amazing to think that in the City of London, a place that has been so dominated by men over the last […]
The Leather in 16th and 17th century Gloves
Looking at the records written about the magnificent gloves of the 16th and 17th century that we find in museums throughout the world we often marvel at the gauntlet style with the large cuff displaying fabulous embroidery, gilt threads, jewels and all manner of fringes and tassels. Anyone with half an interest in dress, fashion, craftsmanship or materials […]
Rev Bob Higham
First published in International Leather Maker : 11 February, 2020 Eighteen months ago, we were having dinner with Bob Higham and his wife Diana in their house in Berwick, on the border of Scotland and England. Recently having entered his eighties, he was still actively interested in the leather industry, and busy continuing to plan more […]
Tanning has been built on social purpose
As tanners we often accept that in the past we were a polluting industry. We are users of offal so as cities began to worry about sanitation we were classified amongst the “nuisance trades”. This meant we were classed amongst a group that worked closely with butchers that included soap makers, tallow candlers, bone […]
Great article on gloves from Naples, and France
The glove world has been busy lately. A friend and colleague whom I meet regularly in Asia, although she currently lives in Switzerland, has written a fine short article on the glove industry in Naples. Find it here Neapolitan Hands Also Rosemary Harden from the Fashion Museum in Bath took a four day Glove related […]
Definition of Leather
Legal Definition, BS 2780 Definition In the UK a definition of leather is set out in the British Standard Glossary of Leather Terms (BS 2780) and this definition is used as a guide in applying consumer protection legislation such as the Sale of Goods Act and the Trade Descriptions Act. In short, if a product […]
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