Ed Walsh L1 Leathers Question

[RedsFan1941]

it looks fine to me. i have owned 4-5 of these over the years, and all but one had dark printing like yours. to me that is not a red flag especially when the other aspects of the piece all check out. aside from a bit of wrinkling on yours likely because of the dried leather, it looks to be in great shape. if the leather were worn and scuffed then you wouldn’t expect the printing to be bold. but your leather appears in fine shape.

[Maxjacks]

Here is an extreme close up of the print detail

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by RedsFan1941

it looks fine to me. i have owned 4-5 of these over the years, and all but one had dark printing like yours. to me that is not a red flag especially when the other aspects of the piece all check out. aside from a bit of wrinkling on yours likely because of the dried leather, it looks to be in great shape. if the leather were worn and scuffed then you wouldn’t expect the printing to be bold. but your leather appears in fine shape.

I'm glad to hear someone with some experience chime in and give a positive response. It's a really nice looking example.

[foxxfan]

Looks good to me.

[bigfanNY]

I have owned 2 different L1 leathers over the years and have seen a Walsh before up close. This one looks good. And the image is well preserved. Thank you for sharing it.
Jonathan