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Badalassi "Minerva Box" leather
Natural pebble surface
Vegetable tanned square shoulders
Produced by the famous Tannery Badalassi Carlo
Dry-milled and Aniline finish
Soft temper
Ideal for bags, briefcases, wallets, belts, harness, saddlery, shoes, binding, and accessories

The price refers to one full or half piece of which is indicated the average size

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Volume discounts

Quantity	Unit discount	You Save
5	5%	Up to $39.66
10	7%	Up to $111.06

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With over 60 years of experience in the tanning industry BuyLeatherOnline is the biggest leather hides supplier and producer of vegetable tanned leather and fashion hides of Made in Italy quality.

We ship worldwide using the best couriers at affordable rates. Preparation times are usually 2-3 business days to which you need to add delivery time of the courier chosen at checkout. We guarantee every shipment to its destination and the shipping costs include package insurance.

Courier	Delivery time
DHL Express	2 - 3 days
FedEx	4 - 5 days
UPS	3 - 4 days
DHL Standard	4 - 5 days
DPD	4 - 7 days

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Returns

You have 14 days to change your mind! Customized products are not returnable. For detailed condition click here.

Splitting Service

For almost all items it is possible to request a reduction of thickness down to 0,8mm (2 oz.), this service is free and included in the price, just request it in the order notes. It is not possible to request the splitting service for leftovers, scraps and strips of leather. Split items are considered customized and are therefore not eligible for returns.

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Data sheet

Tanning Vegetable Tanning

Type of Leather Bovine Grain Leather

Leather Cut Square Shoulder

Thickness Range Normal (1 ~ 2 mm)

Exact Thickness 2 mm - (5 oz.)

Other Thicknesses Available Yes, you can request a custom splitting down to 0,8mm (2 oz.) in order notes

Type of Finishing (Primary) Dry-Milled (Tumbled)

Finishing Description Dry Milled (Tumbled): the leather is put into drums which through heat and movement give it a softer hand a wrinkled surface and a distressed appearance.

Type of Finishig (Secondary) Aniline

Dye Completely Passing Through

Oil in Tanning Yes, Oiled Leather

Temper 2/6 Soft

Primary Use Leather Goods, Bags, Binding, Wallets. This leather is suitable for producing leather bags or purses, totes, luggage, wallets, book bindings, covers, lining and small leather goods in general.

Secondary Use Shoes and Footwear. This leather is suitable for shoes and footwear of all kinds, from decoltè to boots, elegant or sporty. The leather for shoes are resistant to bending and weathering.

Other Uses Belts and Saddlery. This leather is usually characterized by a square shape and an high thickness and is suitable for the production of belts, harness and saddles for motorbikes, horse riding, bicycles etc..

Size Range Medium (up to 1,6m² - 18ft²)

Minimum size of the whole piece 1 m² - 11 sq. ft. - 1,2 yd²

Average size of the whole piece 1,3 m² - 14 sq. ft. - 1,6 yd²

Overall quality of leather Excellent - 1° Grade

More details about quality Even on the 1° Grade there could be some small imperfections or natural signs characteristic of this kind of leather, which are considered an added value. There may be areas with lots of pebbles and other areas with less pebbles.

Possibility to request samples Yes, you can request samples simply by sending a message with the reference number of the product.

Condition New product

Product Information

Badalassi "Minerva Box" is an item produced by the famous Tannery Badalassi Carlo on vegetable tanned square shoulders. It is characterized by a dry-milled aniline finish, that result in a skin with beautiful natural pebble texture surface. The mastery of the craftsman who works carefully every single skin allows to obtain precious skins that are appreciated worldwide.

Badalassi Minerva Box leather is the classical oiled Vacchetta, it is made in Tuscany and represents the most historical kind of leather available on the market. Thanks to the oil in tanning, this soft temper leather is also very suitable for burnishing: if rubbed, this skin usually becomes more shiny and beautiful: the usage and time instead of worsening the skin pulls the best out of it.

For all these reasons, this leather enters rightfully into the category of the best Italian vegetable tanned leathers. This veg tan shoulder is ideal for the production of bags, briefcases, wallets, belts, harness, saddlery, shoes, binding, and leather goods in general. The price refers to one full or half piece of which is indicated the average size.

N.B.

You can choose between "Half" and "Whole" piece:

Average size of the "whole piece": 1,3 m² - 14,4 sq. ft. - 1,6 yd²

Average size of the "half piece": 0,65 m² - 7,2 sq. ft. - 0,8 yd²

Badalassi minerva leather

LABELS:

It is possible to request the labels of the "Genuine Vegetable Tanned Leather In Tuscany" consortium via email with a separate message after the order. The cost depends on number of labels requested.

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Alexandra S. published the 23/10/2023 following an order made on 07/10/2023

3/5

This hide had many flaws as I normally expected,I couldn’t use the entire leather for my project.