Leather. Our passion since 1877
Manufacturing
Raw material
We source raw materials from Scandinavia, Germany, England and France.
These "provinces" have the properties required for our articles. For example, a particularly fine grain (Scandinavia), a particularly good fullness (England and France), northern and southern German raw materials are less fine in grain, but fuller.
Tanning
We select the tanning agents according to the requirements of the respective article in order to guarantee a long shelf life.
We traditionally tan full leathers, such as belt leather, in a pit or in a drum.
Softer articles exposed to light and sweat are being mostly tanned chrome-combined.
Greasing
The greasing serves as the primary protection for grain and fibers.
The fat coats the fibers, keeping them flexible and pliable.
We mostly use mixtures of natural and synthetic oils and waxes. Large amounts of fat usually create a "pull-up effect" in which the leather is lightened when it is bent open.
Dying
For particularly good results, we usually dye in drums.
We source our aniline dye-stuffs in Germany and Switzerland.
The high quality and the particularly high binding capacity of these dyes
increase the fastness of the finished leather and reduce waste water pollution.
Manufacturing of a pit-tanned leather
A fine, smooth leather is created from a raw hide within several months.
