Horween Leather Co.

Verified sources

We checked this business against our three rules. Here is the public proof we found:

• ✓ American owned

  About and Home present five generations of Horween leadership: founder Isidore Horween (1905-1948); Arnold Horween, President 1949-1983; Arnold Horween, Jr., President 1983-2003; Arnold "Skip" Horween III, President 2003-present; and Nick Horween, Vice President 2008-present. No foreign or PE parent is stated on the official site.

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• ✓ Made in the USA

  Home: "Today, our leathers are still made by hand, the same way as generations ago." "we are one of only a handful of tanneries in the United States that still processes hides from their raw, cured state to finished leather." Contact on the official site: 2015 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614; Tel. (773) 772 2026.

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• ✓ Designed in the USA

  Home: the company offers "traditional, old world tannages and techniques, carefully updated with modern applications," including its own Chromexcel, football, baseball-glove, Shell Cordovan, and Essex leathers developed at the Chicago tannery.

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Last checked: November 10, 2026