![]() ![]() The final step was the hardest: Attaching the blotting paper tabs. This was easy enough, although it took rather more glue than I had anticipated! ![]() To hide the raw edges of the leather, the next step was to fit in a ribboned border, with some matching blue ribbon. The leather would make the pad look nicer, it would last longer, and the softness of the leather would provide cushioning for writing – so it didn’t feel like you were trying to carve your name into the desk while writing. I spread down glue and pressed the leather over the top of the old pad. ![]() I found some scrap leather in a nice, dark blue colour, and started measuring and stretching and trimming it to the right size. The actual structure of the pad was in excellent condition, but it wasn’t the prettiest thing to look at. The first step was to do something about all these ugly marks on the surface of the pad. Removing the tabs from the blotter, so that I could resurface it.įed up with constantly having to glue the damaged tabs back down, over, and over, and over again, I decided to just pull the whole thing apart, and do a proper restoration! The surface of the pad was covered in ring-marks from old drinks and the triangular, leather corner tabs were peeling and lifting from old age and the glue used to adhere it, becoming unstuck. It was in decent shape, but the more I looked at it, the more I realised just how tired, worn out and in need of attention, it really was. I bought this blotter pad at a local antiques store about three years ago for just $10.00. Designed to hold a sheet of blotting paper where it was convenient, and handy for keeping spills, stains and marks off of the surface of your – presumably – very beautiful, and expensive desk – desk-blotters served a multitude of purposes: Coaster, food-tray, jotting-pad, blotter, and even a launchpad for the greatest ideas in the world!…the sheet of blotting paper detailing the original design for the “Crystal Palace” is one of the most famous in the world! Since the second half of the 1800s, desk blotters or blotting pads, have been a staple on every well-appointed desktop. Material: Leather Non-slip, waterproof design Easy to clean with a damp cloth Ideal for office, home study, gaming room and more.It’s one of the most common tropes of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, from the 1880s to the 1950s! It appears in everything from Sherlock Holmes to Peter Wimsey, Poirot to Miss Marple – the vital clue – the incriminating message – the saving grace – written on a sheet of paper, flipped over, and then blotted on a sheet of blotting paper, which the killer, extortionist, blackmailer or other careless desperado – then – conveniently – forgets to dispose of! As Holmes would say: “There’s nothing so important as the study of trifles!” The final recycled material averages 80% genuine Italian leather. The new material is finished with a coating for color and protection. These scraps are then shredded, mixed with natural rubber, and pressed into sheets. This material is created by first collecting remnants of fine Italian leather from artisan work shops. Designed and assembled in the USA from imported Italian recycled leather. Waterproof surface, if you accidentally spill something on the table mat, it can be easily wiped with paper or towels. Protect your desktop from laptop, keyboard, mouse or other things. Leather Desk Blotter, Desk Protector, Office Desk Mat, Leather Desk Writing Mat, Table Protector, Table MatĪ perfect addition to any desk or workplace. ![]()
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