Leather ..how can you tell
The other half has just bought an handbag from a small shop near us for £59 and the woman told us it was leather and it had a tag on it in the shape of the leather thingy logo, but my wife is convinced its not leather,it as a smell like leather but this can be sprayed on ... how can you tell.
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Fake leather usually has a woven backing, real leather looks like rough suede on it's unfinished face.
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Because its an handbag its finished on both sides..sort of back to back material
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On a discreet part of the "leather" hold a lighter flame on it.... if it melts its not leather!
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On a discreet part of the "leather" hold a lighter flame on it.... if it melts you have a big hole in your handbag! :lol1:
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Paul...you may laugh but this is an age old way of testing whether something is infact genuine leather or not.
Yve |
And if it's not leather you go back to the shop, demand a refund and threaten to shop them to trading standards under the sale of goods act. :D
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Originally Posted by SJ_Skyline
(Post 6613617)
And if it's not leather you go back to the shop, demand a refund and threaten to shop them to trading standards under the sale of goods act. :D
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Have a look along the edges where they meet, I realise they will probably have turned edges as they are finished both sides, but if you can get to a turn over you can lift a small section up to look at the underneath.
Dont be fooled by smell or grain, all that can be faked on synthetic leathers. What makes you think it isnt leather? |
If she's happy with it then what does it really matter? I'm sure she'll have forgotten in a week or two when this one is at the bottom of the draw with the other 20 and she has two new ones to carry.
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
(Post 6613742)
If she's happy with it then what does it really matter? I'm sure she'll have forgotten in a week or two when this one is at the bottom of the draw with the other 20 and she has two new ones to carry.
:lol: So true and with the umpteen amount of shoes as well:D:thumb: |
Guy - :notworthy
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So what happens to leather if you hold a flame to it? :wonder:
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if its up to crib 5 specification it wont burn, if it isnt it will catch fire lol
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Nothing should happen if it's good quality leather.
The way the stitching lies is also a giveaway but only apparent to practised eyes. Yve |
Originally Posted by Apparition
(Post 6613897)
Nothing should happen if it's good quality leather.
The way the stitching lies is also a giveaway but only apparent to practised eyes. Yve |
Originally Posted by fitzscoob
(Post 6613958)
Just out of interest, how are you connected with the leather trade?
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
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By thin leather straps :D
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take it to a field with cows and stand in the field. If you get a reaction then you know its real and you will need to mooooove fast
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yup thats true, lighter on it & it shouldnt burn. Went to a leather making place in Italy and showed how they make it, test & prove it.
It helped seeing this as when i came back from i was approached by a dodgy geezer selling leather coats, was doing his best to blag it so i held a lighter to it, he pulled it away, jumped in his motor and sped off. |
At only £59, I reckon it'll burn ;)
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Originally Posted by InvisibleMan
(Post 6614321)
It helped seeing this as when i came back from i was approached by a dodgy geezer selling leather coats, was doing his best to blag it so i held a lighter to it, he pulled it away, jumped in his motor and sped off.
Either that or he didnt want his coat marked by the flame lol. Not all leathers are treated to crib 5 specs, so dont go wild with your lighters lol. |
Originally Posted by fitzscoob
(Post 6613718)
Have a look along the edges where they meet, I realise they will probably have turned edges as they are finished both sides, but if you can get to a turn over you can lift a small section up to look at the underneath.
Dont be fooled by smell or grain, all that can be faked on synthetic leathers. What makes you think it isnt leather? |
Some of those tags in the shape of animal hides can have extra writing, if it has mentions of 'bonded' or 'ground' leather this is a man made product and cannot be sold as real leather.
In the grand scheme of things, there are loads of leathers out there that are so heavily corrected and treated that at the end of the day they dont look like leather. There are also, many great synthetic leathers which give the appearance and feel of leather - although this is hard to come across in the uk as it is mostly used in Italian / Spanish / Indian production facilities as this is where the bulk of the work goes to. |
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Try stretching it. If it is pvc, there'll be a bit of give. If it's real leather you wont see any movement at all.
Somebody told me that when I was a kid, about 40 years ago, it really does work |
Real leather doesn't lose it's smell for ages. I can tell that by my new boots. The fake stuff will lose it in a few days :)
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Originally Posted by scunnered
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Try stretching it. If it is pvc, there'll be a bit of give. If it's real leather you wont see any movement at all.
Somebody told me that when I was a kid, about 40 years ago, it really does work Not the case anymore I'm affraid, depending on the leathers some are stretchy as you like. |
Definitely use the lighter test.
Also leather doesn't mean better or more expensive - plenty of £1000 handbags made of plastic or canvas. |
Originally Posted by KiwiGTI
(Post 6617073)
Definitely use the lighter test.
Also leather doesn't mean better or more expensive - plenty of £1000 handbags made of plastic or canvas. |
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