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Temperance Tote

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Temperance Tote

Christin Fargo

Duluth, MN

Price

$245.00

About this piece

When buckled short, the straps work like a handbag; when extended full length, you can put an arm through the handles and use the Temperance as a shoulder bag. The Temperance tote's a briefcase type organizer panel along with a full-width divider in the main compartment. A full zip main compartment offers security.  The front panel of this tote offers a zippered pocket to stash items you need to grab on the fly. This tote combines several virtues in one design: great looks, sophistication, ut...

About the artist

Christin Fargo started Frost River in Duluth in 2002 with a single sewing machine and a belief that gear should outlive the person carrying it. The company now employs 40 craftspeople in a century-old building overlooking Lake Superior. Every bag uses Martexin Original Wax canvas — milled in New Jersey since 1838 — and SB Foot Tannery leather from Red Wing, Minnesota. The lifetime guarantee isn't marketing; it's how they were raised.

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