Monday, October 26, 2009

"The original" leather postal messenger bag


"Handcrafted, meticulously finished American leather. J.Crew has faithfully recreated the beautiful, oil-tanned mailbags carried by the U.S. Postal Service from 1868 until the 1970s, when the original leather satchels were replaced by blue nylon bags. Designed to improve with age, our hand-oiled, hand-stained, hand-burnished postal messengers are sewn by experienced artisans on century-old machines. Each piece of leather is carefully selected for quality; each historically correct, heavy copper rivet is set by hand. As a result, each "original" leather postal messenger is one of a kind with its own unique character. Buckle-strap closure on flap. Interior back-wall patch pocket. Unlined. "

Available at jcrew.com - $795

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