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The Leather Conservation Centre is very fortunate to have access to some very rare samples of leather and as such we thought we would take some time and dive into the story of a very special example… Die Frau Metta…

This wonderful 1908 Argyll (to learn more about its history, click here) recently received treatment at the Leather Conservation Centre to address structural issues impacting the leather which, in their pre-treatment condition put the leather at risk and made it…

Recently the team at the Leather Conservation Centre had the pleasure to work on one of Britain’s earlier cars but before we accelerate straight to the conservation treatment, we thought it worth sticking on the brakes and getting under the…

What's something that a donkey and sting ray have in common? Aside from their shared designation into the category of vertebrate animals, interestingly skins taken from both animals are referred to as shagreen. It is seemingly unusual that two very…

Leather chemist and ex-Chief Executive of the LCC Roy Thomson sadly passed away on Monday 14th June 2021. During his career as a leather chemist and conservator Roy made a deep and far-reaching impact on our understanding of leather as…

Acts of conservation not only allow for the preservation of artefacts but can also give us the opportunity to investigate them closely, and allow them to reveal their stories. This was case during the treatment of a pair of Adidas…

You might have read our recent blogpost all about two wonderful objects that came into the lab for treatment (if not check it out here!). There we detailed the history of the company that made the charming kangaroo and donkey-…