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2. Belt (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Leather is the most popular belt material because it can withstand being bent, folded, and tightened without being damaged. Genuine leather belts will also adapt to the wearer with time. Belts are also made using a range of other materials, including braided leather, tooled leather, suede, leather-backed ribbon, canvas, webbing, rope and vinyl. [1]

3. Leather - Wikipedia

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   Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle , sheep , goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, ostriches, and aquatic animals such as seals and alligators.

4. Shell cordovan - Wikipedia

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   Shell cordovan, cordovan, or cordwain is a type of tanned leather commonly used in high-end shoemaking. Cordovan is an equine material made from the superficial fascia (or shell) of the lower layers of the hide on the rump of a horse. [1] The material derives its name from the city of Cordoba, Spain, which was long known as a center of leather ...

5. Seton Company, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   Seton Company, Inc. or the Seton Leather Company of Pennsylvania (SEPA) [1] is a former manufacturer and supplier of leather products—and later brand [2] —for automotive interiors. [3] The company was founded in 1906 [3] by German tanner [4] Joespeh Kaltenbacher [5] and was one of the largest leather suppliers for automotive upholstery. [6]

6. Gates Corporation - Wikipedia

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   It replaced the hemp and rope belt used on automobiles and industrial machinery at the time, and was a model for the common serpentine belt. The belt's success propelled the company to become the largest manufacturer of V-belts, a title it still holds. [2] [3] In 1919, the International Rubber Company changed its name to the Gates Rubber Company.

7. Webbing - Wikipedia

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   Mil-Spec webbing is used to make military belts, packs, pouches, and other forms of equipment. The British Army adopted cotton webbing to replace leather after the Second Boer War although leather belts are still worn in more formal dress. The term is still used for a soldier's combat equipment, although cotton webbing has since been replaced ...