Gallery: A Bold Attempt to Bring Leather-Making Back to Detroit

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    Shinola recently opened a 12,000 sq-foot leather factory in detroit.
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    The company's hope is to revitalize leather manufacturing in the U.S. and in Detroit. Here, a man inspects and grades the leather coming into the factory.
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    Though they're starting with watch straps, the bigger goal is to branch out into other small leather goods.
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    Leather manufacturing has become something of a lost art in the U.S.
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    It takes more than 30 steps to manufacture a watch strap. Here, you see a worker embossing Shinola's logo onto the leather.
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    detail shot of embossing.
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    A woman folds and glues the strap end for the buckle.
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