Mission Mercantile Leather Goods
United States, San Antonio, TX
Well beyond producing extraordinary and lasting products with venerable craftsmanship and old-world manufacturing techniques, we seek to build genuine and lasting connections with the Mission Men and Women our remarkable leather products are designed to serve.
Main Services:
Premium, handcrafted leather goods: Duffles, Totes, Backpacks, Briefcases, Wallets, Hunting Bags, Handbags, Beverage Carriers, Coolers, Leather Duffles, Leather Totes, Leather Backpacks, Leather Briefcases, Leather Wallets, Leather Hunting Bags, Leather Handbags, Leather Beverage Carriers, Leather Coolers
Today, Mission Mercantile exists to carry those uncompromising personal standards of quality and integrity into the future through the remarkable, vegetable and chrome tanned leather goods crafted with carefully selected 100% full grain steer hides that bear our name. And, the dedicated level of service we provide to the customers who value the unique virtues and features of these fine offerings.
Chuck Bowen’s (our founder) family has over 150 years of merchant / mercantile history on both sides of our family tree. His personal mercantile story begins in 1903 with the Claxton Carriage and Hardware Company, located in Claxton, Georgia and the oldest continually operating business in Evans County. After completing his US military service, Chuck’s father George W. “Bill” Bowen began working in that store in 1950, partnered with Raleigh Rogers to purchase it and renamed the business Bowen-Rogers Hardware. He eventually acquired Mr. Rogers’ ownership and ultimately ran the business for almost 50 years.
We are one of very few brands worldwide that own our supply chain 100%. We operate our two workshops, one near San Antonio, TX and our primary shop called Blue Artisan (located in Leon, MX) deep in the world-renowned old Mexico leather region. Within just a few miles of Blue Artisan is a cornucopia of dozens of tanneries, textile and hardware suppliers. Leon is also blessed with a rich history and supply of truly remarkable, generational leather artisans many of whom we are blessed to call “family” (our team). Today, we handcraft for not only our own brand, but also over thirty other remarkable brand names.
We select the very best articles to handcraft our goods: leathers, textiles, lining, hardware and construction materials. We select only US full-grain steerhides that are dyed completely through. Based on the design / application, we’ll use vegetable, chrome or chrome / veg twice tanned leathers. We stitch all our goods with strong, high-quality German spun UV resistant polyester thread that will last a lifetime.
Our exhaustive attention to detail and quality control means that every single stitch and hammer is carefully considered, utilizing only authentic materials, chosen with longevity in mind. This means any needed repairs can be made well into the future by experienced craftsmen. This is what we call Mission-Built for Life.