Johnny's Vintage & Leathers
Selected vintage clothing, leather goods, motorcycle leather, boots, military wear, bags, belts, sheepskins and unusual lots.
View the vintage divisionIndependent trading house · Harderwijk, NL
Trade, history and craft.
Johnny's Mercantile selects vintage and leather goods, publishes practical leathercraft guides, and makes historical and gothic 3D curiosities.
Based in Harderwijk. Purchases stay on the public Etsy and Vinted marketplaces.
- Vintage goods
- Traditional leathercraft
- Curious digital works
Johnny'sMercantile
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Inventory 01–03
Three divisions, one eye for useful things
The divisions deal in different materials, but they share the same test: is it well made, useful, instructive, or strange enough to keep?
Ik Leer Het Ook Nooit
Illustrated leathercraft drafting guides. Measure, draw, test in card, correct, and only then cut the leather.
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Cre3Dity
Physical 3D prints, digital STL files and a separate Historical Editions shelf for public-domain works.
View Cre3DityCommon stock
Why these things belong together
Not everything needs to be new. Not everything old is automatically valuable. Johnny's Mercantile looks for what is well made, usable, instructive, or strange enough to preserve. Sometimes that is an old leather jacket. Sometimes it is a forgotten construction method. Sometimes it is a historic object that can be made again with modern tools.
Vintage
Leather clothing
Motorcycle, work and alternative leather selected by material, construction, wear and repairability.
Vintage
Boots & functional wear
Used goods are measured and described as they are, including marks worth knowing about.
Digital PDF
Leather drafting guides
Guides for hats, bags, armour and other projects, built around measurement rather than fixed sizing.
Physical object
3D-printed curiosities
Decorative busts, anatomical forms and historically minded objects.
Digital STL
Printable models
Downloadable model files for people who own or use a 3D printer.
PDF + EPUB
Historical Editions
Clearly separated digital editions of selected public-domain texts.
Working method
Find, examine, make or describe, trade
The object changes. The habit of looking closely does not.
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Find
Source a useful object, method or subject instead of filling a catalogue for its own sake.
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Examine
Check material, construction, measurements, condition or historical context.
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Make or describe
Produce the object, prepare the file, or explain the method without hiding the limitations.
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Trade
Direct the buyer to the appropriate public platform, where the actual transaction takes place.
Field notes
Practical reading
Three short articles on mistakes that cost more than a few minutes of thought.
Why a card mock-up costs less than ruined leather
Card exposes proportion and movement errors while they are still cheap to correct.
Read the articleWhy vintage size labels are not enough
Old labels, changing standards and altered garments make actual measurements essential.
Read the articlePhysical 3D print or digital STL?
One arrives as an object. The other is a file and a printing job still to be done.
Read the articleProprietor
John “Johnny” Hardon
A trader and maker from Harderwijk, working where vintage clothing, leathercraft, historical books and digital production meet.
About JohnnyTrade desk
Goods offered or a small production question?
Vintage lots, leather goods, boots, military clothing, sheepskins, small 3D productions and considered reproduction work can be submitted with clear details.
What to sendContact
Use the channel that fits the question
Marketplace questions belong on that marketplace. General business and sourcing questions can be sent by email. There is no walk-in shop.