Most people call this (erroneously) a Gladstone Bag, but it is in fact properly called a Kit Bag.
This is entirely hand-stitched. Bark-tanned cow leather with kangaroo leather trim, built on an Italian Kitbag frame. Pigskin lining.
Another masochistic pursuit.
Circa around 1981
This is entirely hand-stitched. Bark-tanned cow leather with kangaroo leather trim, built on an Italian Kitbag frame. Pigskin lining.
Another masochistic pursuit.
Circa around 1981
Same bag; same masochist; different aspect
Here we have a "bucket bag" in wet-moulded cow leather.
Polished pig leather lining and self-made deer horn strap "buttons"
Circa around 1982
And the reverse side of the same bag above ....
just love that grain effect. It's from the belly of the beast: less dense leather ... not good structural quality, but because the whole bag was strongly tricked out with dense kangaroo hide trim and lining was well-glued to the reverse of that hide, the bag retains strong integrity and enhances the hide's character
Another one of those kit bags. Same construction; same frame. Same masochist maker
Circa around 1982
Another Wet-moulded bucket bag, hand sewn. Kangaroo leather detail and trim with hand-made brass fittings.
Circa around 1983 |
Detail of the bag at left. These bags were constructed with hand "butt-stitching" where the join butts laterally with the leather of the adjoining panel and is stitched through as a "flat-stitch".
More evidence of a masochistic personality. 22cm wide; 28 cm high |