The Tack Room Myths About Conditioning a Briefcase
Mink oil, neatsfoot oil and saddle soap were built for tack, not briefcases. What conservators found about dressings, and what bridle leather needs.
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Leather Briefcase Care for a Long Island Winter Commute
A strong El Niño points to a wet, mixed Long Island winter. How to choose a leather briefcase for the commute and care for it through salt, slush and rain.
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Should You Bring a Briefcase to a Job Interview?
Career offices name the padfolio first. Here is when a briefcase helps in a job interview, what goes inside, where it sits and how to keep it neat.
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Big Bags Are Back: Buying an English Bridle Leather Briefcase
Oversized bags are back on the SS27 runways. Here is how to buy an English bridle leather briefcase that keeps its shape, plus the accessories to match.
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How to Clean Leather the Way Conservators Do, Step by Step
Smithsonian conservators clean a 250-year-old gunboat one square foot an hour. The same least-intervention order works on a leather briefcase, in six steps.
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Frank Clegg Leatherworks: Fifty Years of Briefcases From a Fall River Mill
A sourced profile of Frank Clegg Leatherworks, the Fall River, Massachusetts briefcase maker: what the company says about itself, what the press has verified, and what remains open.
