This is a zippered wallet madeof Geology goatskin, calfskin, and pigskin leather, fitted with a brass zipper pull. Opening the zipper reveals five pocketsthat spread wide open. It is used when organizing 20or more cards, bills, and receipts separately.
Storage structure divided into five sections
With five pockets that spread wide open, it can hold 20 or more cards. It is suitable for storing cards, bills, and receipts divided section by section.
Different leathers tailored to three parts
Along with Geology goatskin on the outside, vegetable-tanned calfskin leather is used on the inside. The inner lining is backed with pigskin that has not been treated with pigment or varnish.
Carved brass zipper pull
It is fitted with an original specification zipper pull carved from brass, modeled after the shape of a tea utensil lid knob.
It is designed to fit aJapanese JPY 10,000 bill snugly, so you can insert bills unfoldedas they are without having tofold them separately.
It is sized to fit asingle 10,000-yen bill snugly. You can choose to insert billsunfolded without having to fold them. A common concern when using asmall wallet is the hassle ofhaving to fold bills two orthree times, but POSTALCO's Card & Coin Wallet is sized to fitin your hand while its compartmentis structured to let you insertbills fully unfolded.
POSTALCO uses a toothbrush when applyingcream to textured leather so thatit can be spread evenly withoutstains into the fine crevices.
Wiping with a cloth only grazesthe surface, but bristles reach inside the recessed grooves. Leather with a bumpy texture onthe surface, such as cross-grain leather, has a different grain compared toflat leather. In general, textured leather has raised and recessed areas, so if you rub it onlywith a cloth, the cream easily fails to reachinto the recessed gaps or clumpsin one spot, leaving stains.
This wallet is crafted in Japanby combining 3 types of leather: cross-grain leather, vegetable-tanned cowhide, and pigskin lining. In 4 pockets, you can separately store about 10 cards, business cards, and bills folded 4 times. With its slim volume, it is easy to carry neatlyin a pocket or bag.
Combination of three leathers
Cross-grain leather is used on the exterior, while vegetable-tanned cowhide and pigskin lining are used on the interior.
Four storage pockets
Composed of 4 pockets, it can separately hold about 10 cards, business cards, and bills folded 4 times.
Hand-finished edge details
Every product is made in Japan, with cut leather edges directly trimmed and polished by hand for finishing.
On the surface, cowhide pressed with a diamond latticepattern is used, and the inside is lined separatelywith calfskin and pigskin. In addition to compartments for billsand cards, it features a zippered compartment forcoins or keys and a backpocket for temporary storage. You can carry the payment methodsand small items needed when goingout without bulk.
Combination of three leathers
On the exterior, vegetable-tanned adult cowhide pressed with a diamond lattice pattern is used, and on the inside, calfskin cowhide and pigskin are used separately according to their functions.
Divided storage structure
It features a zippered pocket for coins or keys and a bill compartment, and generously holds up to 8 cards. A pocket where receipts or cards can be temporarily inserted is also placed on the outer back.
Handcrafted edge finishing and brass hardware
The leather edges were cut and burnished by hand to be smoothly refined. A brass snap button that engages firmly is attached as the closure.
It is because the zipper pullused to open and close thewallet was carved directly from brassin the shape of a kettlelid knob.
'Kettle'originally refers to a vessel usedfor boiling water or brewing tea. POSTALCO took this name not fromthe overall appearance of the wallet, but from the zipper pull touchedby the fingertips. The pull of the Kettle ZipperWallet is a proprietary component designedafter the shape of the smallknob on a teaware lid.
The bottom is finished shallowly sothat coins can be easily pickedup with fingers, while the walls are built highso that coins do not spill out.
The walls are high and thebottom is shallow. The pocket right in the centerof POSTALCO's Kettle Zipper Wallet is structuredwith generous height so that coinsdo not spill out. It is a shape that providesstability so coins do not easilybounce out when the wallet is opened.
The Small option has a thicknessof 3.5cmand holds 20 or more cards, while the Thin option is halfthat at 1.8cmthick and stores 10 or more cards.
Between the choices for the KettleZipper Wallet, the Small option holds 20 ormore cards at a thickness of3.5cm, and the Thin option holds 10or more cards at a thicknessof 1.8cm. Compared to the Small, POSTALCO reduced the dimensions of theThin size to a more compactwidth of 10.8cmand height of 9cm, while also slimming its thickness downto about half.
