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The Leatherman (born Jules Bourglay (unconfirmed)? c. 1839–1889) was a vagabond famous for his handmade leather suit of clothes who traveled through the northeastern United States on a regular circuit between the Connecticut River and the Hudson River from roughly 1857 to 1889.
The Leather Archives & Museum (LA&M) is a community archives, library, and museum located in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.Founded by Chuck Renslow and Tony DeBlase in 1991, its mission is making “leather, kink, BDSM, and fetish accessible through research, preservation, education and community engagement."
Leatherman is an American brand of multi-tool made by Leatherman Tool Group of Portland, Oregon. The company was founded in July 1983 by Timothy S. Leatherman and Steve Berliner in order to market the former's idea of a capable, easily portable hand tool with multiple functions.
"Leatherman", a Pearl Jam B-side released only on their 1998 single, "Given to Fly", about the 19th century vagabond in Northeastern United States. Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leatherman .
IML is regarded as the world's oldest continuously operating international leather and fetish event, [2] leading to the nickname "the granddaddy of all leather events." [3] The forerunner of the competition was the 1970s "Mr. Gold Coast" contest held at Chicago's Gold Coast leather bar, owned by Chuck Renslow and Dom Orejudos. [4]
Leatherman graduated from Oregon State University in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. [1] According to an article in The Oregonian, "Leatherman came up with the idea of a 'Boy Scout knife with pliers' during a 1975 driving tour of Europe with his wife, when he was unable to use his pocket knife to fix his repeatedly malfunctioning car."
First leather bar in San Francisco, managed by leatherman Tony Tavarossi, closed after a vice squad arrest. [3] Eagle's Nest (later: the Eagle) New York City United States: 1970 Owned by leatherman Bob Milne, became the model for numerous "Eagle" bars. [3] Fe-Be's Folsom Street, South of Market, San Francisco United States: 1966 1986
Stephen Parker Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach, (born November 6, 1947) is an American geoscientist, coastal ecologist, and author. He was the first director of the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University (FIU), from 1997 to 2009.