A Victorian Rent Collectors Bag

[Tengu]

(Ill have to take pictures)

Something I got at the Car boot before I went to Scotland...Just now looking at it.

This is what I was told it was...its certainly old. the Leather is a bit cracked but mostly good.

I will give it a good clean and hide feed.

The stitching is mostly sound...some needs replacing.

Well within my capabilities but should I;

-Do whats needed?
-Replace all?

 

[Broch]

It's always a difficult decision, but I tend to keep as much original as possible these days - it's part of the character of the object.

 

[Toddy]

I agree. Make it sound, but things have a life, and unless kept in museum type archives, everything 'wears and tears'.

What you could do it make a really accurate pattern, and draw out the construction details, and make a new one, and the old one could go to a heritage centre/ museum since it's of real social interest.

M

 

[Tengu]

Now thats a sound idea

 

[Danceswithhelicopters]

Can't wait to see pictures. After years of turning up to posh places looking like an Urban warrior with my bag choices I found what I can only describe as an old school leather doctors bag but made by Timberland. Picked it up for a song in a charity shop but UNBELIEVABLY expensive and well made being lined in the yellow timberland glove leather.

 

[oldtimer]

I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures too. In 1959 at the age of 17 I was sent out weekly to collect rents from Portsmouth Council House tenants carrying a special leather bag. By the time I had finished my regular round, I was carrying several hundred pounds in cash: worth thousands in today's prices. Even though I walked the same route at the same time every week, it didn't cross my mind, and fortunately nobody else's, that neither I nor my colleagues were worth robbing.

 

[Yomigi]

If you do end up making a copy would you mind uploading pictures of the pattern you used to make it? I'm interested to see this, and I've just bought a sewing machine so looking for some sewing projects.

 

[Tengu]

Sorry guys, plumb forgot.

tomorrow?