   These 100% leather wallets are either hand sewn and hand stained from the same cowhide leather that fine saddles are made from, or machine sewn using a special Buffalo Calf leather as good or better than that used in the finest Italian leather wallets. (See styles below) These American made, all leather wallets, are still handmade by LeatherGoodsConnection the way we made them 50 years ago, using all leather pockets, with no man made stiffeners or linings. These wallets sell here, direct from the maker, for essentially a wholesale price. You won't believe the price for leather wallets of this quality. New! Biker and Trucker wallets including the exciting new... (in the last 15 years) style with a braided leather lanyard 
Even Newer... people looking for the hard to find Red Moon wallets have been asking for wallets that are open top grain and unfinished so that they will have a unique leathery look as they break in. My answer to this is the Ponderosa wallets in natural top grain oak leather, and the calfskin wallet styles with buffalo calf for the interior, and shrunken grain natural unfinished leather on the outside. Click on the inset image above for a larger view.
This is the same tan shrunken grain leather offered on the Ponderosa trucker wallets.Read the "customer comments" page to learn what my many customers say about the quality and service provided by LeatherGoodsConnection. Here is an unsolicited testimonial.
Hi Henry,
When my wallet from Italy finally just wore out after 22 years, I looked all over to replace it. Even the wallets from Coach, while they said Italian leather, they we're made in China, and cost $200.00! I wanted something made in the USA (I would have accepted European craftsmen) and only through a long web search did I find out about you. I feel so fortunate to have 2 of your wallets because I could not decide which to order. Thanks for the great work. |
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  Shown on left in Dark Brown and Tan This is a wallet that I made in the 70's and today is made for the American Hero, the working man. Tired of those soft department store wallets that lose their shape in your hip pocket? This wallet is for you. This wallet is made from hand stained and polished oak tanned calf leather and hand sewn with waxed nylon thread. This is a substantial wallet that improves with use and actually needs to be "broken in". This Oak leather is the same tannage as used on saddles and belts. A divider in the bill compartment can be tucked under the back flap to make a secret compartment for that winning lottery ticket or phone number. Wallet measures 8-3/4" x 3-1/2" open. There are 4 card pockets and 2 pockets to either side of center for drivers license, lumber yard and hardware store charge cards, and business cards. Card pockets will hold more than one card. Take a closer look at this wallet in Lt. Brown. (Scroll Down to Order) This is the wallet that I personally use. I have to admit, I made this style again so I could have one. I mostly sell them to men who buy them for their own use, even though they get enough wallets as gifts. What they pull out of their pocket to replace usually looks like something wrapped in a rag and paper thin leather scraps even though it is less than a year old. Maybe this is the one they should have gotten as a gift. Mine is eight years old... well.. nine now, as of 2010... still looks the same now in 2018.  Having said that, I want one of the new Buffalo Calf wallets. I love the leather and they can take the abuse I give things (I don't work as hard as I used to). I'll try one next, if I live long enough to wear this one out. What one customer wrote: Rating: Excellent I was very satisified with Leather Goods Connection. Order was taken easily. I was notified promptly about the status of my order. I received the merchandise in a few days. The quality and craftsmanship was great. This hand made wallet is by far the nicest and most rugged one I ever had. Don't hesitate to place your order...you won't be disappointed. John Stockton Ca. Just got this one from Victoria I bought your working mans wallet for my husband in 2007 or maybe it was 2008 as a Christmas gift. He has told me several times this is the most durable wallet he has ever owned and its design has just the right amount if space to fit everything he needs in it. I am buying him a new one because his was recently stolen. We are extremely satisfied with your product. Colors are Black, Dark Brown, Med. Brown, Lt. Brown, and Tan  Another look at the colors |
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  I am now making these mens leather wallets out of Buffalo Calf, an expensive imported leather. I have it in Light Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, and Black. This calf skin leather has an expensive look because it is. It is an interesting leather, not just a "Flat" grain with a "Vinyl" look. This leather is tanned like Italian top grain leather. My customers really love the look and smell of this leather! These are easily $90.00 leather wallets with folded edges, that look as good, and will last a lot longer than even the most expensive imported leather wallets because they are 100% leather. There are no thin linings cemented to a thin leather facing with hot glue. Read the description, look at each style... pick the one best for you, and remember, this leather is a real upgrade! AND only $65.75! for styles 1-4. 
The new Medium Brown is shown on the left. The shrunken grain colors are shown below, the natural tan on the left is discontinued, the brown finished grain is shown on the right.   Med. Brown Dark Brown Black Lt. Brown shown on wallets #1 & #2 The light brown color isn't available at this time. I'm trying to find a source for it. There are no thin weak lining materials in these mens leather wallets, they are all 100% calf skin leather and sewn with #69 nylon thread (what others use for handbags). These are much more substantial than other leather wallets on the market. This full grain leather is thicker than the paper thin leathers necessary on imported wallets with their layers of lining and man made material. You will notice the substantial feel when you hold it in your hand. The calf leather is softer and more flexible than the leather in the working mans hand stitched leather wallet but is still solid enough that it is enhanced with use. These calfskin leather wallets also have folded edges to produce a finer finished look. Styles #1, #2 and #5 are shown in light brown buffalo calf leather. 
Wallet #1Bi fold mens calf skin leather wallet, shown here in Light Brown, with two upward opening card pockets on each side plus two pockets in center and bill compartment. Each of the card pockets will hold at least 2 cards, more can be put in the 2 center opening pockets. I use the inner pockets for business cards and license. Measures 3-5/8" x 8-3/4" open. $65.75
#12 Hipster Passport Wallet.$100.00This Hipster wallet is the Passport Case shown above as a wallet. A special feature of the large rear section is a divider pocket at the top for holding U.S. currency. Measures 4-1/2" x 5-7/8" closed and fits completely in rear pocket of my jeans. Shown in foreground is this passport wallet in the brown shrunken grain leather. The wallets in the rear are Dark Brown, Brown, and Black buffalo calf. This wallet is also available on the Trucker Wallet page with security chain attached. All wallets are made by LeatherGoods Connection in the USA in our GA factory, they are not imported. Select your style #, color, and leather below. The price will be corrected for the style and options you select when you press the "Add to Shopping Cart" button. Select style # and color below, but first... Monogram Your Wallet?
Wallets can be personalized with gold or sliver foil lettering for an additional $10.00 Silver is used on the black wallets, Gold on the browns.Letters are 3/16" high and are located on interior of wallet. Monogrammed wallets are not returnable, so think about this if purchasing the wallet as a gift. It says $65.75 but wallet price can vary depending on style and leather selection. Put the wallet in the shopping cart to see the corrected price for the wallet of your choice. REMINDERI've gotten a real deal on Horsehide wallet leather enabling me to offer free shipping on ALL orders containing a Horsehide wallet while this batch lasts. The Horsehide leather has an open grain, natural "distressed" finish. I will remove the shipping amount from your order before charging your payment method. This charge removal will not show at checkout. |
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  Click on the underlined links for additional views of the chain wallets shown below. 
#7 Trucker Wallet Available in the same top grain leathers as the Ponderosa wallet, shown here in Tan Shrunken Grain Bull Hide. Shown in inset above in the firmer Med. Brown hand stained leather. Interior has top grain pigskin lining, card pockets, and two bill pockets. This wallet measures 6-7/8" High x 3-3/4" when closed. $79.75 as shown with 11" safety chain and belt loop clip. This wallet is also available with leather belt loop and chain for $5.00 more or with braided lanyard and ponderosa belt loop for $20.50 more.
#7 Trucker Wallet Interior
Shown here with wheat color Pigskin lining. Darker colors have black Pigskin lining. This wallet has gussets on the bill pocket as shown below.  #7 shown here in Med. Brown buffalo calf.  #8, same as wallet #7 above but with card pockets on both sides of interior.#11 West Coast Biker Wallet $59.75This smaller less bulky wallet measures 6-7/8" x 6-7/8" when open and only sticks out of a jeans pocket enough for the chain attachment. Less bulk with no snaps, no zipper, and no closure strap. Made with the same rugged leather choices as the Ponderosa wallet.
Bill section has expansion gussets for easy access. Opposite side has full pocket under ID pocket. Wallet shown is Dark Brown Buffalo Calf Leather. Secure card pockets can hold more than one card.
Chain attachment on West Coast wallet is streamlined as well, no extra paraphernalia, simply clip onto pants belt loop. Also available with leather belt loop on chain for $5.00 more.#12 Traveler $90.00
This style has eight card pockets two center opening pockets large enough for a passport and large rear compartment. A special feature of this wallet is a divider pocket at the top of the rear compartment for holding U.S. currency. Measures 4-1/2" x 5-7/8" closed and fits completely in rear pocket of my jeans. This wallet comes with the trucker wallet chain attached as on the other trucker wallets through a metal grommet and a matching belt loop. This wallet is also available on the Calfskin Wallet page without the chain.Trucker Wallet leathers are the Buffalo Calf colors Mediun Brown Dark Brown Black the textured leathers shown below, and Light Brown, Medium Brown, and Black Hand Stained Oak (saddle) leather colors shown on the harness leather belt page. 
The Dk. Brown Milled leather, light brown buffalo calf, and tan shrunken grain are sold out. The shrunken grain is the result of the way it is tanned. The grain is perhaps more pronounced than it appears in the images above. The brown shrunken grain and hand stained leathers break in and get their own leathery look with use. Select style # and color below, but first... Monogram Your Wallet?
Wallets can be personalized on the inside with gold, silver, or branded lettering for an aditional $10.00 Letters are 3/16" high and located on interior of wallet. Monogramed wallets are not returnable, so think about this if purchasing the wallet as a gift. The braided lanyard is available separately as a choice on the "wallet style" menu below. Wallet prices vary depending upon the style and options. Put the wallet in the shopping cart to see the corrected price for the wallet of your choice. |
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  Bridle Leather Wallets $85.00The "English" Bridle leather used for these wallets is tanned in the U.S.A. I'm using it to make some of the same styles as the calfskin wallets. This Bridle Leather makes a more firm wallet than the Calfskin Leather. The light color is a little darker or lighter than the way it came out in the pictures depending on the batch I have in stock. Other bridle leather colors are shown on the Bridle Leather Belt page.I expect these wallets to break in with a more leathery look and to darken more with use. Since this is a new offering... you will have to let me know about that in a few years. When I handle it, it makes that noise you hear when stepping into the saddle, that leather against leather noise. Wallets #1, #2, #3, measure 3-5/8" X 8-3/4" when open. Wallet #4 Measures 8-3/4" x 4-1/4" open and 4-1/4" x 3" closed.  Style #1
Six card pocket wallet, two center pockets and bill compartment. shown in Dark Brown Bridle Leather.
Slim Fold, four card pockets and bill compartment. Six card pockets with folded edges, two center pockets and bill compartment. Three fold wallet with folded edges, three card pockets and bill compartment. Bi fold mens Hipster Bridle Leather wallet with three inward opening card pockets on each side plus one long pocket below. Large full size bill compartment in rear. Each of the card pockets will hold at least 2 cards. The idea here is to spread the cards out over a larger area for less bulk. Measures 4-1/8" x 8-3/4" (Wallet shown is in Lt. Brown Buffalo calf leather) #12 Hipster Passport Wallet.$100.00This larger wallet costs $15.00 more than the other wallets on this page. Hipster Passport Wallet made in bridle leather. A special feature of the large rear section is a divider pocket at the top for holding U.S. currency. Measures 4-1/2" x 5-7/8" closed. Shown in foreground is this passport wallet in the brown shrunken grain leather as shown on the calfskin wallet page. This wallet is available here in Natural, Lt. Brown, Med. Brown, Dk. Brown, and Black Bridle leather. Monogram Your Wallet?
Wallets can be personalized with gold foil lettering for an aditional $10.00 Letters are 3/16" high and located on interior of wallet. That's what's used for the calfskin wallets... Gold foil? That isn't what this leather is about. lets just brand these! No fancy foil, lets just burn it in! |
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Biker Wallet #5 Same as the 3 fold wallet on the calfskin leather wallet page, with double snap closure and 12" nickel safety chain added, plus leather belt loop and swivel attached to wallet through reinforcing grommet. Measures 4-1/4" x 3-1/8" closed, 4-1/4" x 8-3/4" open. Made in medium brown, dark brown, and black Buffalo Calf leather. $52.75 Med. Brown Dk. Brown (It's darker than shown here) Black This Biker wallet is also available in firmer cowhide for $62.75 The firmer leather is bridle leather belt leather split a little thicker than the buffalo calf. If the order is hand stained it is the harness leather belt leather |
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 Wallet above on left is the #10-1 Ponderosa Wallet in Lt. Brown hand stained leather it measures 8" x 4" closed and has a 12" braided lanyard. The three wallets on the right are the shorter #10-4 style in Black buffalo calf leather, Lt. Brown Buffalo calf, and Brown Shrunken Grain leather. I have both the Eagle and Walking Liberty half dollar for the belt loop and Buffalo nickel and Indian head snaps for the wallet. You can specify which snap you want for the belt loop and wallet on the ordering menu below. You can also ask for plain nickel snaps for both if you want the wallet that way.  The hardware on all Ponderosa Wallet belt loops, lanyards, and chains, is the same as shown on the #10-4 wallets below. #10-1 Ponderosa Trucker Wallet $89.75 #10-1A is the same Ponderosa #10-1 wallet with chain instead of the braided lanyard for $15.00 less. There is a lot of room to organize in this Wallet with an easy access bill compartment, card pocket, open pockets and zipper pocket. Keys can be carried on the key ring and unclipped from the belt loop for use on the lanyard. Versatile and comfortable without the normal extra thickness of flap and snap in your pocket. Left hand version available by request in the comments window at check out. 
Larger ViewThis wallet will look better on you than it does on me. #10-2 Ponderosa Wallet In this configuration the wallet has 4 card pockets on the left, interior currency pockets, and two attached expanding pockets, and ID pocket. Similar to #10-1 but no zipper. We now use buffalo calf leather for the interior leather as the standard option. We no longer use the Tan Nubuck leather shown on some of the images. Wallet comes with belt loop and leather lanyard, or with chain as the #10-2A Wallet #10-3 Ponderosa Wallet In this configuration the wallet has 4 card pockets, interior currency pockets, and Zipper pocket with ID or additional card pocket. The card pockets on the left can easily hold 2 cards each. Available with chain or braided leather lanyard. Wallet comes with belt loop and leather lanyard or with chain as the #10-3A. #10-4 Small Ponderosa Wallet
This wallet has 3 card pockets on each side plus one more card pocket and an expanding pocket beneath on each side, with rear currency pocket. This size measures 5-1/4" high and 4" wide and completely fits inside rear pocket as shown below, check your pocket size. The Ponderosa wallets can also be ordered without the chain, belt loop, or grommet.  The small Ponderosa can be made for you with either chain ($74.75), or leather lanyard ($89.75), and your choice of outside leather, and buffalo calf leather interior. All natural oak leather is $10.00 more. The 10-4 shown below left is Med. Brown hand stained leather with black applique. Image on right shows rear bill compartment and interior pockets.   
Ponderosa wallets are also available in unfinished natural oak leather as shown on the left, similar to Red Moon, but less bulky. These are not Red Moon copies or knockoffs but have a similar look when ordered with the unfinished natural oak cowhide outside and natural oak calfskin interior.
This leather breaks in with a leathery look in it's own unique way. The calfskin interior makes the interior pockets thinner and stronger than cowhide would be. The one exception to all leather is that wallets with card slots have a strong ripstop interior liner to retain the cards. It would be too bulky to do this with leather.This is what the natural leather wallet can look like after one year. Every one will be different depending on use.  I've had customers asking for one more level of complication so here it is. It's an Applique added to the outside corner that reinforces the snap attachment. That choice has been added to the ordering Menu as a $10.00 additional option. You get to choose the color. Shown below is a medium brown hand stained wallet with a dark brown Applique.  Here it is in Black on natural leather, on a left hand 10-4 wallet  This is dark Brown on right hand natural leather 10-4 wallet  This wallet is a Black Applique on hand stained Med. Brown 10-4 Wallet  #10-4 Zip Ponderosa Wallet.  This configuration of the Small Ponderosa Wallet has card pockets on one side and a zipper pocket on the other. Shown here with natural Horse Hide leather interior.  The expanding Small Ponderosa pocket layout, with natural Horse Hide leather interior.  The Ponderosa braided lanyard $20.50, and Lanyard with leather belt loop $30.50, can be ordered separately from menu choice A. This is the lanyard configuration we are using now. Some images above show an additional clip which is unnecessary, and just add to the weight.
Lately I've been asked for wallets without the chain, lanyard, or grommet so I have added that option to the ordering menu. Selecting that deducts $10.00 Be sure to order with chain so that it deducts the lanyard price. Do not order with lanyard as it only refunds for chain. Colors are shown better on actual wallets. I'm looking for a better picture. The only one close is Black.
Lt.Brown Buffalo Calf can be seen on the top right wallet at the top of the page. Hand Stained Colors
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| Back to Calfskin Wallets Back to top of page Dear Henry, I received my leather wallet and change purse/pouch today and I just wanted to let you know I am thrilled with both of them. The craftsmanship of the wallet is just beautiful, and, in any department store this would've cost me 2-3 times more, and it probably would've been made in Asia somewhere. I've already asked many of my friends to visit your website for other goods. Hope to buy goods from you again! Sincerely, -Ken- by Henry Hibbard |