Front Pocket Bifold - Horween Shell Cordovan

This wallet has four card pockets and will hold up to 12 credit cards, three in each pocket. A few folded banknotes can also fit into a pocket.

It is made from Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan® in Black and will develop a beautiful patina as you wear it.  The exterior of the wallet shows the presentation side of the shell, whereas the interior is done in reverse for a contrasting effect.  See below for a description of this leather.

It is fully hand stitched with Dunmore Bonded Nylon 66, Size 138, in Black.  This is a twisted nylon thread, perfect for a wallet as it is very strong and has excellent abrasion resistance.

The edges have been hand finished with progressively finer grades of sandpaper, applications of burnishing compound and final buffing with waxes and a canvas cloth.  This finish is very durable and is easily maintained.

Approximate size when closed is 3-3/16” wide x 4-1/8” high and when opened 6-1/2” wide x 4-1/8” high.

About this leather:

Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan® is an exceptionally rare horse leather handcrafted in Chicago through an exacting process lasting at least six months.  Slowly vegetable tanned, richly nourished with oils and waxes, hand dyed and polished to a deep, luminous sheen, it possesses remarkable density, suppleness and resilience.  The natural oils continually redistribute in the fibers, helping to heal scuffs and keeping it supple.

Rather than forming ordinary creases, its tightly woven fibers develop graceful rolls and an increasingly rich depth of color.  With years of handling, each piece acquires a distinctive patina – an enduring record of its use and the generations of craftsmanship behind its creation.