Non Crockable Kid Suede??

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There is a material handbags are made out of - primarily I have seen this in the 40s. It is covered in a material (well, not a material, we'll call it a covering) which is NOT suede. Or at least it doesn't have the nap that suede does. It is "flocked" but not really fuzzy so not that and is not made of fibers but has a smooth hand. It is always on hard sided purses or there is a very slight amount of padding. I have been trying for years to find out what this was.

Recently, I saw a listing for a Koret handbag where the material was called "Koretalope" and it was listed as "non crockable kid suede."

Could this be what that mystery stuff is? Don't know because i have never handled a purse that was labelled that.

Does anyone know what I am talking about?
I have sat on some handbags for years because I was not comfortable not knowing what it is.
 
I've never heard that term before. Maybe "crockable" is a typo, and they meant "crackable"?

I bet a picture would help the experts here!
 
Chris, I've seen Koretalope bags before, but I don't think I have one right now to look at..... And I think I "know" the covering you're referring to, but I'm not sure if they're the same thing. Would that be doeskin that you've seen on those bags (either the real stuff or the wool doeskin)? I have had a couple of bags from the 40s and 50s that were suede-like but either not napped or so short napped you couldn't feel the nap. I don't even remember how I described them....
 
Crocking is transfer of color by rubbing. You see it on a lot of flocked type materials.

Marian
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Hmm...doeskin. What made me not have that pop into my head i that often doeskin is marked. This isnt. It's a really nice Evans with all the various accessories (lipstick holder, compact, etc etc)

Originally posted by Vinclothes
Crocking is transfer of color by rubbing. You see it on a lot of flocked type materials.

Marian
Mariansvintagevanitiesclothing.com
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So do they make it a point to say "noncrockable" because they want people to know it won't rub off? Dunno.
 
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