Vintage leather hotsell shoulder bag (Hand carved women in profile)

This is a vintage leather shoulder bag, made in the 1970's. These bags were never mass produced and were often sold in open air markets or just for friends and family. It is becoming very difficult to find these bags in the same condition as this bag. After cutting out the leather (genuine full grain leather), it was hand tooled with ladies profile and border pattern, which makes a rare bag even more unique.

The panels then had holes for lacing punched in them. The leather was then coloured, sealed and then an antique is applied to bring out the texture of the tooling. After a final coat of sealer, the panels were laced together using long thin strips of leather. The original shoulder strap has been replaced. The original strap will be included. Some of the original leather lacing joining the panels has also been replaced using the original wet moulding technique. With a little love, this bag will last another lifetime.

These bags were made one at at time, which combined with the natural variations in the leather and the hand tooling ensured no two bags were ever exactly the same. Because the leather is full grain leather, small scratches and marks can be polished out with leather conditioner such as dubbin. hotsell