Vintage Trivia: What 1899 Leather Goods Company Merged With Wilsons Leather In The ’80′s?

Bermans Vintage Purse

Vintage Bermans Leather Purse

Answer:  Bermans Leather

Bermans Leather was founded in 1899 and was well-known for its fringed leather, specifically its buckskin jackets.  However, it did make other leather goods…does anyone remember Bermans? : )

Wilsons Leather,  US retailer that had, at its peak, 763 stores and based in Minnesota.  Known for its wide variety of leather goods:  purses, jackets, belts, shoes, & gloves.  It had grown so much that around 1999 it got into the travel market selling luggage.

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