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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Goodykoontz, post: 10232202, member: 82566&quot;]thank you for this.&nbsp; i&#039;m actually pretty sure this leather was once darker before this damage settled in.&nbsp; you can see areas where it&#039;s still dark and more similar to the old leather you see from other artifacts.&nbsp; most of my experience is with vintage leather jackets from the 30s through the 60s.&nbsp; i have seen old leather jackets with this same problem, but i&#039;ve never actually handled them because i just wouldn&#039;t bother.&nbsp; i assume they&#039;re not worth the trouble.&nbsp;&nbsp; this &quot;red rot&quot; sounds exactly like what is happening with this piece.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>i should also say, when i first contacted Heritage, they got back to me immediately.&nbsp; their guy that specializes in Americana was pretty excited about it.&nbsp; then i emailed him back, explaining this problem with the leather and that&#039;s basically the last i heard from them.&nbsp; that&#039;s why i would like to stabilize the leather.&nbsp; it would help its marketability.&nbsp; i&#039;m sorry if that offends some of you, but this is how i make my living and if i can turn a damaged, but historically significant artifact into something that&#039;s worth a few bucks, that&#039;s what i&#039;m going to do.&nbsp; what i don&#039;t want to do is, of course, cause damage.&nbsp; if this was brain tanned leather, i wouldn&#039;t even consider touching it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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