Playing Cards Set in Orange Calf Leather

In Spring 2008, the Carbolic Smoke Ball buying team - Philip Jenks, his wife and three children - holidayed in Southern Italy. One of the reasons we were there was to visit the Lalex leather works at Pastorano, where they cut and manufacture calfskin accessories using traditional techniques.

We watched the leather being dyed in casks, then cut to pattern, then shaped by steam on wooden moulds, and finally stitched together - all by Italian craftsmen and women who took enormous pride in their work.

The result of this visit was that Lalex agreed to make a range of products for Carbolic, each branded with the scales of justice.

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This playing cards set is exquisite. The outer wallet is in soft calf leather, with white stitching, and is imprinted with a scales of justice emblem. The inside has black suede lining, and contains two packs of cards held in poppered leather slots, and a Lalex scoring pad. Overall, the effect is one of great elegance and class.

It is difficult to imagine who would not be pleased to receive this as a present. Unusual and stylish, it is supplied in a sumptuous Lalex white gift box.