Napa leather

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Napa leather (also called nappa leather [1] ) is a leather noted for its soft feel, derived from calves, lambs, and kid goats, which have soft hides. It is a generic term in the leather field and has no distinct test for characterization. It generally refers to a soft leather, used in products such as handbags and car seats.

The leather takes its name from Napa, California, where the process of making napa leather was created by Emanuel Manasse, a German tanner working for The Sawyer Tanning Company. This was marketed as "Nap-a-tan", and was a waterproof shoe leather. [2] [3] However, today the term "nappa leather" refers to a soft leather used for bags, clothing and car seats. [1] Portuguese indie band Napa also takes its name from this leather.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "What is Nappa leather and is it a good choice for car seats?". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. ↑ Gregory, Thomas Jefferson (1912). History of Solano and Napa Counties, California, with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the Counties who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present Time. Historic Record Company. p.  251. It is an interesting tribute to the name of Napa leather that today numerous tanners all over Europe and America are advertising their products as Napa leather, and the name is well known to practically every manufacturer and producer of leather over the world.
  3. ↑ Shoe and Leather Reporter. Shoe and Leather Reporter Company. 1922. p. 25.

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