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Page 1 — OUR PROFESSIONAL STAMP
Canadian Leathercraft
Volume XV No. 1 Autumn, 1965
OUR PROFESSIONAL STAMP
When a general member of the CSCL is accepted as an Associate or Fellow member he is deemed to have achieved professional status. One of the privileges of this status is the use of a "Professional Stamp" containing the insignia of the Society to impress in the leather of each piece of work he produces.
These stamps are cut in brass and mounted in wooden handles. They are an exact replica of our maple leaf insignia about 5/16ths of an inch high. They are intended to be pressed into the leather while still damp; or heated and pressed into the moist, dry or finished leather. They are not saddle stamps, and should under no circumstances be struck with a mallet or hammer.
HOW TO OBTAIN ONE
These stamps are the property of the CSCL. If you are an Associate or Fellow member you may apply for the use of one by writing to me. You will then receive two copies of a contract to fill out; one of these you will return to me with the lease-fee which is the cost of the tool and is currently %7.00. When for any reason a member wishes to return hts stamp or is requested to do so by the Council of Fellows, he will be refunded one half the amount of the lease-fee he originally paid. The handle of each stamp is numbered in Roman numerals with an electric burning tool. This number is recorded on the contract. To date 39 stamps have been issued.
The contract contains four requirements by the Council of
All material published in "Canadian Leathercraft" is the property of the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft, and may not be reprinted in any form without written permission of the Society.
Editor is Mrs. Margaret McFarlane,151 Glenvale Blvd., Toronto 17, Ontario.
Authorized as Second-Class Mail by the Post Office Department,
Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash.
Page 2 — USEFUL HINT
Fellows which each applicant must endorse before receiving his Stamp. They are as follows:
"1. To pay the lease-fee;
2. To apply the stamp solely to my own craft work, and only to such work as meets the standards of my professional rating; 3. To return the stamp if a. I cease to be active in the craft; b. fail to maintain my standing in the Society; c. am indicted for misuse of the stamp;
4. Not to allow this stamp out of my personal possession nor to allow copy or facsimile of it to be made."
The Council of Fellows also urges that every holder of one of these tools make full and proper use of it. Too often they are put away in a drawer and forgotten. An impression of this stamp on a piece of leatherwork denotes quality and helps to publicize our Society.
Remember, do not hammer it. This could soon shatter the wood handle or eventually damage the face of the soft metal on the marble tooling surface. You will get a much clearer and more permanent impression by pressing firmly into the damp leather,especially if the metal is heated somewhat. Heated metal leaves a dark,shiny surface. A tool struck by a mallet bounces back and does not necessarily leave a clear impression behind it. Heat over a spirit or gas flame or an electric plate. Experiment until you find the right amount of heat to use.
If you are qualified and have not been using a professional stamp, you may start by writing te:
118 Hazelton Avenue,
Toronto 5, Ontario.
USEFUL HINT by Gladys Miles
When bending leather, to prevent water stains coming through te polished side of leather, I have used Garnetts Polish Coat as a moistener en the flesh side, and if a mark does come through it disappears. I have used this on leather lighter than natural.Also it has been successful on gouged lines. After using and drying, sand lines well to ensure cement or glue will stick well to lining. Finish with bone folder, pressing lining into lines.
[A stray underscore is not part of the printed text: "on a_ piece" is set out here as "on a piece".]
[“necessarily” had come out garbled here; restored as the page prints it.]
Page 3
Bestleather entry in show
Best moulded leather
Best original leather
[This page is a plate of three pencil sketches, each captioned below, illustrating the C.N.E. Canadian Handicrafts Guild prize table on p. 4: a moulded pouch-shaped piece (Eleanor Coutts's win), a fluted moulded shell (Irva Ford's win), and a tall fringed wall-hanging with three names lettered vertically down the strips (Daphne Lingwood's win). All three are already recorded from the prize table on p. 4; no new names.]
Page 4 — PRIZE WINNERS CANADIAN HANDICRAFTS GUILD DIVISION OF THE C.N.E.
PRIZE WINNERS
CANADIAN HANDICRAFTS GUILD DIVISION OF THE C.N.E.
| Best Leather Entry in Show. | $50 | Mrs. J. A. Coutts, |
| Donated by F.W.Woolworth Co.Ltd. | Cash | Barrie, Ontario. |
| And Silver Medal donated by | ||
| President, C.H.G., (Ontario) | ||
| Best Original Entry. | $35 | Mrs. Daphne Lingwood, |
| Donor anonymous | Cash | Caledon, Ontario. |
| Decorated Leather (Tooled, | $25 | Mr. Endel Ruberg, |
| Carved, Lino-cut, etc.) | Credit | Montreal, Quebec. |
| Donated by Tandy Leather Co. | Note | |
| Barrie, Ontario. | ||
| Undecorated Leather,Contrasting | $25 | Clarice Packham, |
| leathers, Lacing, Stitching, | Credit | Weston, Ontario. |
| Colouring, etc. | Note | |
| Donor Lewiscraft, Toronto. | ||
| First time Prize Winner in any | $25 | Mrs. C. E. Corbett, |
| major Canadian Leathercraft | Cash | Barrie, Ontario. |
| competition. | ||
| Donated by C.H.G. (Ontario) | ||
| Moulded Leather, | $25 | Mrs. Irva Ford, |
| Best form and design. | Cash | Hamilton, Ontario. |
| Donated by Women's Committee, | ||
| C.H.G. (Ontario) |
HONOURABLE MENTION
| Leather covered box, | Mrs. Irva Ford, |
| Tiger eye stone. | Hamilton, Ontario. |
CHRISTMAS SALE: Please be reminded of our annual fall sale in the Gallery of the Canadian Handicrafts Guild, 77 Bloor Street West, Toronto, November 3rd 4th 5th and 6th. We have a duty to keep up our standing in the arts by producing the very finest work we are capable of to present before the public and of course enhance our individual standing as well.
[The prize list is printed in three columns — the award and its donor, the prize, and the winner — with each entry running over several lines; it is set out here that way, so that "Barrie, Ontario." below "Donated by Tandy Leather Co." is read as the donor's own town and not as the winner's. Restored against the printed page: "Tandy Leather Co.", "leathers, Lacing, Stitching," and "77 Bloor Street West".]
Page 5
Best decorated leather
Never won
major prize
before
Best undecorated
[This page is a plate of three pencil sketches, each captioned below, illustrating the C.N.E. Canadian Handicrafts Guild prize table on p. 4: a carved book-shaped plaque of a forest fire (Endel Ruberg's Decorated Leather win), a quilted covered bottle (May Corbett's First Time Prize Winner win), and a long glove with a floral border (Clarice Packham's Undecorated Leather win). All three are already recorded from the prize table on p. 4; no new names.]
Page 6 — PRIZE WINNERS CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION COMPETITIONS - 1965; DATES TO REMEMBER
PRIZE WINNERS CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION COMPETITIONS ~- 1965
Tooled Leather Article 1st Mrs. Clara Cavanagh Barrie, Ont.
| Commercial Design | CHATELAINE AWARD | |
| 2nd Mr. Dick Hoska | Minnesota, USA. | |
| 3rd Mrs. G. Miles | Toronto, Ont. | |
| Tooled Leather Article | 1st Mrs. D. Trew | Barrie, Ont. |
| Original Design | end Mrs. G. Miles | Toronto, Ont. |
| 3rd Mrs. C. Cavanagh | Barrie, Ont. | |
| Carved Leather Article | 1st W.R. Snipes | Jacksonville,Fla. |
| Commercial Design | 2nd Mrs. C. Cavanagh | Barrie, Ont. |
| 3rd Mrs. J.E. Sanderson | London, Ont. | |
| Carved Leather Article | 1st Mrs. C. Cavanagh | Barrie, Ont. |
| Original Design | end Mr. D. Hoska | Minnesota, USA. |
| 3rd Mrs. G. Miles | Toronto, Ont. | |
| Non Tooled Leather | 1st Mrs. C. Cavanagh | Barrie, Ont. |
| Article | end Mrs. D. Trew | Barrie, Ont. |
| 3rd Mrs. J. M. Parson | Grand Falls,N.Y. | |
| Leather Gloves | 1st Mrs. D. E. Wallworth | Hamilton, Ont. |
| Plain | end Miss M. Wilkie | Toronto, Ont. |
| 3rd Dorothy Proctor | Toronto, Ont. | |
| Leather Gloves | 1st Mrs.Thelma Terry | Scarboro, Ont. |
| Fancy | 2nd Dorothy Proctor | Toronto, Ont. |
3rd Mrs. D.G. Wallworth Hamilton, Ont.
DATES TO REMEMBER
ANNUAL MEETING: To be held March 26th, 1966 at the Scottish Rite,
James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario.
This promises to be a meeting to remember. There will be a question box, Weston Trophy presentation, Luncheon Speaker, and numerous interesting demonstrations, etc., etc., and of course fellowship with out of town members we only see at these annual affairs. INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF LEATHERCRAFTSMEN: Will be held in Buffalo,
April 29,30 & May 1,1966, at the Statler-Hilton Hotel, Buffalo. It is always a great pleasure: to attend the international assemblies where there are always some new ideas or methods of using leather. And the fellowship with our American friends is always stimulating and refreshing.
Page 7
[This page is a plate of four pencil sketches continuing the class numbers from the 1965 C.N.E. prize table on p. 6: a chatelaine bag (Class 217, C. Cavanagh), a cut-leather panel (218, D. Trew), a floral drawstring pouch (219, W. Snipes), and a tooled cylindrical piece (220, C. Cavanagh). All four are already recorded from the prize table on p. 6; no new names. Each sketch is captioned by hand on the page itself, and those captions — the only words printed here — are set out below as they are written.]
Chatelaine + 217
C. Cavanagh
218 D. Trew
219 W. Snipes
220
C. Cavanagh
Page 8
(This page is a plate of line drawings; the only text on it is hand-lettered.)
Hand-lettered on the page:
221 - C. Cavanagh
222 - D. Wallworth
223 - T. Terry
[Previously marked "This page is an illustration; no text to transcribe." Three sketches of prize-winning entries at the 1965 Canadian National Exhibition, continuing the hand-lettered class numbers begun on the previous page (217-220): a handbag (221, C. Cavanagh), and two pairs of gloves (222, D. Wallworth; 223, T. Terry). These three, and the class numbers on p7, correspond to entrants named in full in the prize table on p6 — Clara Cavanagh, D. E. / D. G. Wallworth and Thelma Terry — now recorded along with the rest of that table, which had not been recorded here before. Two paragraphs above were printing stray asterisks around words meant to be emphasised; they are set in italic here, as the page prints them.]
