Hi all,

I have a number of items if WWII leather items, some of these are still in regular, semi regular use, principally telescope (signals and sct reg) cases. I have two questions, any idea what thread was used on these as some is perishing?
I do a quite a bit of diy leather work but for this I use modern sail thread which is man made. While I find it fine for new build items or things of less historic value I don’t think would look correct. Additionally what conditioning products to people use on dry or cracked leather?

Cheers
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