Several months ago I was offered a smaller (ca A5) portfolio made by W. Collin. Of course I said yes, and purchased it, in particular because of the overall design, the modeled leather, and the photograph of the pair. The date on the front didn't hurt either.
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| AK, 18. November 1899 Wer sind die Beiden? | Who are these two? |
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| Das modellierte Leder The modeled leather |
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| Innenansicht des Vorderdeckel mit Wattierung... Interior of the front cover with padding... |
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| Innenansicht mit schönem Papier Interior with attractive paper |
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| Etikette | Binder's ticket |
Auch beim betrachten unter natürlichem Licht viel mir eine Färbung der Ranken auf, also meine bescheidene UV-Lampe raus geholt... Die Ranken scheinen tatsächlich gefärbt zu sein. Ob das die 1900 patentierte Methode von W. Collin ist?
While looking at the portfolio under natural light, I noticed that the vines had a greenish tint to them, so pulled out my very modest UV-light. The vines really do seem to have been colored. I wonder if this is the method of coloring leather that was patented by W. Collin in 1900?
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| Mit UV-Licht | With UV light |
