Very interesting russian leather recipe (1807)

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

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claymoor
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Tue May 15, 2012 6:12 am

I have posted some time ago on my blog an old recipe for russian leather. You can find the recipe here:
http://www.thehcc.org/Juchten.pdf
SMCK
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Tue May 15, 2012 8:26 am

Thank you Claymoor, that is the most revelatory thing I have read for a long time.
Russia calf is always spoken of with great reverence as a perfect leather whose formula was lost long ago.
I think I am right in saying that some shops like New and Lingwood who got hold of an ancient bundle of this, sell it as a unique item.
It seems that its recreation is at least technically possible.
I do wonder where you found this.
Many thanks again.
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Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:45 am

Thanks for this. The HCC is a great organization and has as very informative website.

I wonder if anyone has tried this formula.
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Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:48 pm

Some watch straps are advertised as being of Juchten leather

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I bought one last year as a replacement strap - and very attractive and hardwearing it is too. It is very similar in feel and appearance to shell cordovan - another highly regarded material that sometimes appears in shoe construction, although not in countries where horses are held in particularly high regard...

I do recall a character in a Waugh novel : "Put out more flags", I think - having a pair of porpoise skin boots (or were they beluga?). Not something likely to be appearing in Church's catalogue any time soon, I suspect.
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