# 1898 leather

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- **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/1898-leather
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/1898-leather.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/1898-leather/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://1898leather.com
- **Slug:** 1898-leather
- **Categories:** retail-ecommerce

## Overview

- **Tagline:** 1898 Leather makes premium leather welding gloves, aprons, and related gear for welders and metalworkers.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Description:** 1898 Leather designs and sells durable leather welding gear, including nubuck leather gloves, buffalo-hide welding aprons, and accessories. Its products emphasize heat protection, dexterity, comfort, craftsmanship, and durability.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

## Identity

- **Mission:** To make the best welding products possible through product development, customer feedback, and collaboration with working welders and welding students.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Founders & leadership:** Matt is identified as the founder. The brand also works with leather maker Paul Wood and references Phil Stanton in its product-development history.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Website:** https://1898leather.com
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Voice & tone:** Rugged, practical, professional, craftsmanship-focused, and informal.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

## Offerings

- **Problem solved:** Provides protective welding gear that combines heat and spark protection with dexterity, comfort, durability, and professional-style design.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Designing leather welding gloves and aprons
  - Using genuine sueded nubuck leather and buffalo hide
  - Reinforcing products with Kevlar lining, Kevlar stitching, and layered panels
  - Developing products through feedback from welders, metalworkers, and welding students
  - Selling welding gear directly online
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Products / SKUs:**
  - Stanton Gen 2 Heavy Duty Leather Welding Gloves
  - Heavy Duty Leather Welding Apron
  - 1898 Banner
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Pricing:** Products listed on the site include the 1898 Banner at $25, Heavy Duty Leather Welding Aprons from $159, and Stanton Gen 2 Heavy Duty Leather Welding Gloves at $74.99. Free domestic shipping is offered on orders of $99 or more.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Welding, metalworking, metal fabrication, metal sculpture, and skilled trades.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Customer base:** Professional welders, metalworkers, fabricators, metal sculptors, tradespeople, welding students, and workshop users.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Ideal customer profile:** Professionals and serious practitioners who need durable, heat-resistant welding gloves and aprons with good dexterity, comfort, and craftsmanship.
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Use cases:**
  - Welding and fabrication
  - Metal sculpting
  - Workshop and shop-floor work
  - Restoring classic cars and other spark-producing work
  - Welding education and training
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Customer outcomes:**
  - Protection from heat, sparks, spatter, and intense workshop conditions
  - Improved hand mobility and control while welding
  - Durable workwear designed for long days and repeated use
  - Comfortable, professional-looking welding gear
  - Products refined through feedback from real welders and students
Source: Brand's website (https://1898leather.com) · 2026-11-08

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