Leather was once considered the lap of luxury. Tanned and oiled hides, perhaps a carryover from the days of wide-open ranches and pragmatic farmers utilizing all they could reap from their stock, was a rugged material used for saddles and other applications requiring long-wearing properties.
Eventually, leather became synonymous with rich, sumptuous furnishings and upscale auto interiors, and is still often touted as a feature worthy of note.
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