Sonnenleder

Manufactum leather soccer red tanned

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Sonnenleder
Manufactum leather soccer red tanned
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    Discover singular products that may remind you of items you already know and appreciate; however, these products – exclusively available from us – feature a refined design meeting our clear-cut requirements.

    The eighteen-panel leather ball.

    Until 1970 this was the football used in official matches and international tournaments.
    This splendid Manufactum ball is even better than its predecessors: made from bark-tanned Allgäu cowhides, it is sewn together from 18 leather strips, as is the tradition.
    Inside, it is reinforced with two layers of textile and a latex bladder. It is not cheap, so you should look after it with leather oil, but you should also use it, as weathering makes it more attractive. The picture shows the difference between »new« and »used«.

    Leather from the Tanning Pit. Red-Tanned.

    Sonnenleder in Bodman-Ludwigshafen on Lake Constance in the Hegau region stands for consistently purposeful, pure design. The meticulously working company maintains the most traditional method of leather production: pit tanning. Solely hides from southern German cattle find their way into the pits of the company. The tanning agents used by Sonnenleder contain, for the most part, decoctions from bark, roots and fruits. The hides undergo the tanning process in twelve pits with tanning broths slightly rising in concentration; the tanning agents transform the protein fibres of the hides into leather fibres in six to twelve weeks. In the next step, the tanned, then air-dried hides get a fatliquoring finish in a rotating barrel; the composition of the high-quality grease is a well-kept secret recipe. The finished leather thus has a characteristic, slightly light brown-reddish hue (hence the term “red-tanned”), which looks different in each piece. Day-to-day use and exposure to the elements change the shade and result in a patina, a form of natural protection on the surface. Eventually, the leather gains an unmistakable appearance over time. Even the thoroughly imbued leather acquires a shiny patina with use.

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    Article Number 65373

      Cowhide, vegetable-tanned, origin in Germany. Ø 21.5 cm. 420 g.
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