There are a number of Deringer's pistols in the auction that come complete with their original black leather-covered cases, powder flasks, cleaning rods and other tools.

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In the original building there are still comfy leather chairs in front of a flickering gas fire.

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The leather had been restored close to its original white color and we were impressed with results.

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He is strongest and most original in describing the background to the war, having used a good deal of shoe leather in tracking down the Kosovo diaspora at conference halls in London and lakeside restaurants in Switzerland as well as on rougher Albanian hillsides.

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Another Potterish touch: Much of the hotel furniture and decoration is an exact replica of an original design from a European castle or manor house, including the full suit of armor and two massive Italian leather chests that bedeck Mt.

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