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Paul’s workshop

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A member's own leather shop, room by room: hides rolled and stacked on their racks, the hand tools and lasts, and the machines, among them a clicker press with its cutting dies.

A large black industrial shoe stitching machine stands in the corner of a member's workshop
A large black industrial shoe stitching machine stands in the corner of a member's workshop
A narrow storage room crammed with rolls of leather, hides and supplies on shelves
A narrow storage room crammed with rolls of leather, hides and supplies on shelves
Rolls of brown, red and natural leather piled on shelving in a storeroom
Rolls of brown, red and natural leather piled on shelving in a storeroom
Clear plastic bins of leather scraps stacked on metal shelves beside a fire extinguisher

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Clear plastic bins of leather scraps stacked on metal shelves beside a fire extinguisher
Shelves of leather dyes, glues, finishes and cleaners beside a cast iron shoe last stand

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Shelves of leather dyes, glues, finishes and cleaners beside a cast iron shoe last stand
A grey leather splitting machine on a wooden bench with a piece of leather in its feed
A grey leather splitting machine on a wooden bench with a piece of leather in its feed
A green crank-operated leather splitter clamped to a counter
A green crank-operated leather splitter clamped to a counter
Two industrial knitting machines with spools of thread above them in a crowded workshop
Two industrial knitting machines with spools of thread above them in a crowded workshop
A grey walking-foot industrial sewing machine on a wooden table with a foot pedal cable
A grey walking-foot industrial sewing machine on a wooden table with a foot pedal cable
A red shoe finishing machine with brushes and buffing wheels under a hood
A red shoe finishing machine with brushes and buffing wheels under a hood
Four cowboy boots with inlaid hearts and stars lined up on a shelf beside trophies
Four cowboy boots with inlaid hearts and stars lined up on a shelf beside trophies
A teal industrial shoe stitching machine with large handwheels in a workshop
A teal industrial shoe stitching machine with large handwheels in a workshop
A cast iron shoe last stand among tires and crates in a garage workshop
A cast iron shoe last stand among tires and crates in a garage workshop
A black shoe stitching machine with handwheels and springs, seen from the side
A black shoe stitching machine with handwheels and springs, seen from the side
Blue shelving filled with rolled hides in tubes, with lasting box posters pinned above

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Blue shelving filled with rolled hides in tubes, with lasting box posters pinned above
A red maker's plate reading American Shoe Stitcher on a teal machine
A red maker's plate reading American Shoe Stitcher on a teal machine
A tooled leather saddle with carved oak leaves and a horse scene, under a blue tarp

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A tooled leather saddle with carved oak leaves and a horse scene, under a blue tarp
A green Landis Finisher machine with its metal patent plates
A green Landis Finisher machine with its metal patent plates
A green shoe finishing machine with buffing brushes and a polishing wheel
A green shoe finishing machine with buffing brushes and a polishing wheel
A green Landis crank leather splitter clamped to the edge of a pink counter
A green Landis crank leather splitter clamped to the edge of a pink counter
A black shoe stitching machine with large handwheels, plaques on the wall behind
A black shoe stitching machine with large handwheels, plaques on the wall behind
Close view of a green Landis shoe finisher with its badge and maker's plate
Close view of a green Landis shoe finisher with its badge and maker's plate
A metal belt sander finishing machine beside a red shoe finisher in a workshop
A metal belt sander finishing machine beside a red shoe finisher in a workshop
A red cast iron shoe repair stand with a metal last and two adjusting wheels
A red cast iron shoe repair stand with a metal last and two adjusting wheels
A clicker press with an orange swing arm head over a cutting board
A clicker press with an orange swing arm head over a cutting board
A carved and painted leather panel of a lion and lioness resting in grass
A carved and painted leather panel of a lion and lioness resting in grass
Close view of the foot and needle of a black post-bed sewing machine
Close view of the foot and needle of a black post-bed sewing machine
A black Landis No. 12 shoe stitcher with its brass maker's plate
A black Landis No. 12 shoe stitcher with its brass maker's plate
A small kiln with its door open on a bench beside a sanding belt and a mallet
A small kiln with its door open on a bench beside a sanding belt and a mallet
The orange head of a clicker press over a cutting board with a leather pattern
The orange head of a clicker press over a cutting board with a leather pattern
A twin buffing and polishing machine with a blue plastic-covered motor on a table
A twin buffing and polishing machine with a blue plastic-covered motor on a table
A teal Landis leather splitting machine with a hand crank on a workbench
A teal Landis leather splitting machine with a hand crank on a workbench
A green crate holding cast iron shoe lasts and stands beside a burlap sack
A green crate holding cast iron shoe lasts and stands beside a burlap sack
A green shoe finishing machine with buffing wheels and a rack of brush heads
A green shoe finishing machine with buffing wheels and a rack of brush heads
Close view of the presser foot and needle bar of a grey industrial sewing machine
Close view of the presser foot and needle bar of a grey industrial sewing machine
Plastic crates filled with bagged plastic shoe lasts in yellow, blue and red
Plastic crates filled with bagged plastic shoe lasts in yellow, blue and red
An engine and a blue storage bin on an overhead warehouse rack
An engine and a blue storage bin on an overhead warehouse rack
Close view of the metal maker's plate on a Landis No. 12 shoe stitcher
Close view of the metal maker's plate on a Landis No. 12 shoe stitcher
Wire shelves stocked with cones of sewing thread in many colours beside a window

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Wire shelves stocked with cones of sewing thread in many colours beside a window
A grey Durkopp Adler cylinder-arm sewing machine on a stand with a knee lift
A grey Durkopp Adler cylinder-arm sewing machine on a stand with a knee lift
Close view of the black maker's plate on a green Landis Finisher machine
Close view of the black maker's plate on a green Landis Finisher machine
Racing trophies with engraved plates on a shelf next to leather goods
Racing trophies with engraved plates on a shelf next to leather goods
A grey Durkopp Adler post-bed sewing machine with a work lamp in a workshop
A grey Durkopp Adler post-bed sewing machine with a work lamp in a workshop
Blue crates packed with plastic bags of pale shoe lasts
Blue crates packed with plastic bags of pale shoe lasts
A clicker press with an orange head and a cutting board beside a refrigerator
A clicker press with an orange head and a cutting board beside a refrigerator
A long green shoe finishing machine with a row of buffing wheels against a wall
A long green shoe finishing machine with a row of buffing wheels against a wall
A teal vintage industrial leather-stitching machine with large handwheels in a workshop
A teal vintage industrial leather-stitching machine with large handwheels in a workshop
Close view of the Durkopp Adler name on the arm of a grey industrial sewing machine
Close view of the Durkopp Adler name on the arm of a grey industrial sewing machine
A USM Limited machine plate above a red Danger 550 Volts warning sign
A USM Limited machine plate above a red Danger 550 Volts warning sign
A black Singer cylinder-arm patcher sewing machine on its treadle stand
A black Singer cylinder-arm patcher sewing machine on its treadle stand
A teal Landis leather splitting machine with its rollers and badge
A teal Landis leather splitting machine with its rollers and badge

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