British Horse Society - original Lewis badge remounted onto a new keyfob in oak bark tanned leather

An original British Horse Society keyfob badge which we have remounted onto a new keyfob in tan oak bark tanned hide as can be seen in the photos.

This is the only keyring with this badge which we have to offer – when it has been sold this listing will be cancelled.

A customer sent us one of these badges for remounting onto a new leather keyfob for her own use – which is featured in our ‘keyrings restored for customers’ section in the website .

We then received a couple of identical badges which we remounted onto new oak bark tanned leather keyfobs – just the same.

One of those was listed some time back and sold very quickly and we are now listing the 2nd one .

A lovely gilt badge with cobalt blue vitreous enamel detail – in mint condition .

The badge was made by the well known firm of Lewis badges in Birmingham.

We have remounted the badge onto a new leather keyfob in the finest grade of tan leather which is available to us – oak bark tanned leather .

The keyring in the photos is the actual one which you will receive.

Oak bark tanned leather is prized throughout the world and is a brave survivor of England’s past before the Industrial Revolution transformed the use of natural materials.

There is just one remaining tannery producing oak bark tanned leather in the hills of Devon and still powered by a waterwheel- the site has been a tannery since Roman times.

The oak bark is harvested from coppice oakwoods in the Lake District and contains the necessary tannins which convert the Devon cowhide into this leather.

The tanning method has changed very little over the years and is a long gentle process which protects the natural fibres of the hide and takes anywhere from 12 -24 months to produce each hide which is then hand finished by the curriers.

The resulting leather is prized for it’s quality, durability & finish and is a shining beacon standing out in this 21st Century world where uniformity & bland industrially produced plastic materials have replaced almost everything which went before.