Celtic Cross Leather Wallet – Black
$59.98
Description
Celtic Cross Leather Wallet – Black
Crafted from premium veg-tanned leather, this men’s Celtic wallet showcases a bold embossed Celtic Cross.
Our goods are built to last, developing a unique patina over time. A perfect blend of Celtic heritage and modern functionality, it’s ideal for everyday use or as a meaningful Irish gift.
Designed for Life. Proudly crafted by hand in Cork City – Ireland, by the banks of the Lee River.
Lee River leather has been slow tanned using centuries-old recipes of natural oils, and tannins extracted from trees, resulting in a leather product which ages naturally, resisting the passage of time, gaining character with age. While absorbing the traces of your life, this leather piece will improve and become a one-off piece of your own making.
Lee River Presentation Box included.
Authentic Celtic Design – Eye Catching Celtic Cross embossing
Slim & Minimalist – Lightweight, pocket-friendly style for EDC
Luxurious High-Shine Leather – Develops a unique patina over time
Holds Essentials – Space for cards and cash without the bulk
Built to Last – Expert craftsmanship and premium materials
The Celtic Cross
The Celtic Cross dates back over 1,500 years to when Christianity was introduced into the Celtic lands of north Western Europe. It represents a mixture of two separate cultures, with the new Christian religion and the older Celtic traditions forming a unique society especially in Ireland, Scotland , Wales and Brittany. In the earlier Celtic Cross , celtic spirals and knots are interwoven onto the cross. The Celts believed that these never ending knots represented the never ending journey of life from this world to the next and back again, thus combing Christian symbolism with Celtic. Latter version of the celtic cross are found carved with passages from the gospels.
Celtic crosses can be found dotted all over Ireland and are made of stone standing around seven to 10 feet tall.
Like many Celtic symbols, the Celtic Cross has different meanings and symbolism attached to it. For some, the symbolic meaning comes from the ring around the arms and base of the Cross, and the idea is that the circle offers support and strength to the Cross.
Others believe that the ring represents continuity and eternity. Different suggestions indicate that it also represents the spiritual realm, while others believe it symbolizes the Celtic Shield.
Some experts also believe that the four arms of the Cross represent the four directions: North, South, East, and West. Another theory implies that the Cross represents the four Celtic elements: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth
Additional information
| Sourcing | We have used the same tannery in Tuscany for our veg tanned hides for over 20 years. A family business, they are members of the Italian Vegetable Tanned Leather Consortium, which adheres to ethical tanning processes and the preservation of the age old methods they practice.The raw material is actually sourced in Ireland due to our favourable temperate climate, which results in flexible moist hides suitable for high quality tanning. Our leather is tanned slowly, in the traditional way, using natural, organic plant tannins and oils, giving a lifetime of service. Vegetable tanning is an artisan tradition that the Tuscan tanneries have handed down from father to son for centuries, mixing antique recipes and state-of-the-art technology. Leather is an extremely versatile material, very durable, and at the same time, soft and flexible, as few other materials are. Because of its original biological function as an animal skin, leather has a great capacity for transpiration, combined with a high resistance to outside temperatures and conditions. |
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| Process | We source our We receive two shipments a year, the hides arriving by truck on pallets from Italy. The hides are graded and sorted, cut, edge beveled, embossed, punched, dyed and finally buckled to make a finished product. Our goods are handled many times during production, ensuring major blemishes and faults are rooted out. We package, and ship through FedEx and TNT, usually within 48 hours of receiving your order. |
| Environment | The majority of by-products of the leather tanning industry are recovered, properly processed and recycled in other fields. Animals destined to the food industry are almost exclusively the source of hides used for tanning. No one animal is killed only for its skin. On the contrary, if these hides were not up-cycled through the tanning activity, they would be a large question to answer in terms of needless waste. At our factory, 99% of our leather is used to make some functional product which will last for many years, before finally bio-degrading at the end of it’s life cycle. |
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