PJP Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Has anyone heard of a promotional calfskin billfold made for the Presence release? Printed on front: Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page Presence 1976 I have one, I've never seen another and have scoured the internet. Leather billfold made by Vantage, a UK company, I think. Not selling, just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Description sounds like unlicensed merchandise to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJP Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Good guess, Steve. But, a calfskin billfold made in the UK would be an expensive bootleg merch item, and likely be crappy quality. There were/are thousands of Zep wallets, velcro to leather, but no billfolds that I can find or have ever seen. I'm hoping others pop up, it would be interesting to see where/when/why they were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 23 hours ago, PJP said: Good guess, Steve. But, a calfskin billfold made in the UK would be an expensive bootleg merch item, and likely be crappy quality. There were/are thousands of Zep wallets, velcro to leather, but no billfolds that I can find or have ever seen. I'm hoping others pop up, it would be interesting to see where/when/why they were made. I'm suggesting "unlicensed merchandise" in the broadest sense of the term...to include expensive, unique, one off items given to someone as a gift, etc. It is almost certainly NOT an official promotional item. Perhaps sam_webmaster will share his opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Stamping or engraving any leather product to say anything is really not that difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJP Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Yeah, could even be a one-off made by a high school kid 40 years ago. Thanks for replying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 I'm reminded I own this leather Harley-Davidson motorcycle jacket allegedly worn by a member of Robert Plant's entourage or road crew on the 1988 North American tour. It is emblazoned with the logo from the front of his Now and Zen album. If memory serves correct it's a ladies jacket. As with the billfold wallet described above, it is almost certainly an item uniquely personalized for the owner. This jacket is definitely NOT an official promo item nor official merchandise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 That company wasn't even around in 1976 so this is not an authentic vintage promo item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJP Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 I can't find any evidence to corroborate that. There are multiple companies listed over the last 50+ years as Vantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJP Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Here's a photo of the billfold. info is scarce on this item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 ^^^ Definitely unlicensed and unofficial. Thanks for posting the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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