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Hadrian’s W

all, near our facto

ry

Tullie

House

MA

DE IN

ENG

LAN

D

The co

mpany w

as founded by Jo

hn Chapm

an as am

anufacturer of fishing and sho

oting bags. Over the years

Chapm

an has becom

e well know

n to discerning custo

mers

around the w

orld fo

r its authentically British m

ade shoulder

bags, luggage and accessories, o

f rugged constructio

n and featuring natural m

aterials of the highest quality.

We m

ake all our bags in o

ur Tannery Road facto

ry inC

arlisle, Cum

bria. The building is part o

f an old industrial

site dating back over three hundred years, a living record

of the regio

n’s rich industrial heritage. Recent excavatio

ns near the w

orksho

ps revealed the old w

ater mill w

hich once

powered the site’s industrial activity.

Chapm

an is one o

f the only B

ritish brands to m

anufacture its bags exclusively in its ow

n British facto

ry. We believe

that manufacturing o

ur products here in B

ritain is adefining aspect o

f our authenticity. O

ver the years we

have found that discerning custo

mers fro

m all over

the wo

rld agree!

John C

hapman

Founder o

f Chapm

an Bags

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Hadr

ian’s Wall

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cathedr

al

The

Border

s

our fact

ory

The

Castle

THE TRO

UTBEC

K

The Tro

utbeck is an original C

hapman fishing bag design, featuring a detachable

poppered lining, now

designed to carry a lapto

p as well as fish! T

he quick release ‘C

logball’ o

r ‘Sam

Brow

ne’ fastenings are a handy and traditional feature o

fC

hapman bags. C

lients often use the so

lid brass gaff ring stitched to

the shoulder

strap for hanging o

r securing other daily essentials.

See o

ur website fo

r the full range of bags and accesso

ries.w

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.chapmanbags.co

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THE RU

CK

SAC

K

The C

hapman R

ucksack is a rugged design equally suitable for hiking,

com

muting o

r cycling. It is made w

ith our tradem

ark British dyed and pro

ofed

bonded cotto

n canvas, which is stro

ng and waterpro

of.

See o

ur website fo

r the full range of bags and accesso

ries.w

ww

.chapmanbags.co

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06

THE C

LASSIC

HO

LDA

LL

The C

hapman C

lassic Ho

ldall is available in a range of sizes to

suit

and longer trips. A

feature of the bag is the w

ide opening, w

hich makes

the bag capacious and easy to

pack and unpack.

See o

ur website fo

r the full range of bags and accesso

ries.w

ww

.chapmanbags.co

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Hand cutting

Like a bespoke suit, the m

aterial for each bag is

hand cut on the prem

ises and constructed using

traditional m

ethods.

Traditional saddlery

Many o

f our leather co

mpo

nents require hand stitching and crafting using traditio

nal saddleryskills, pro

ducing an authentic finish unlike mass

productio

n machinery.

PatternsW

e use traditional patterns fo

r cutting,not co

mputer co

ntrolled m

achinery. Each bagis in so

me w

ay com

pletely unique.

Bo

nded cotton canvas

We spare no

expense with o

ur core heritage bo

nded canvas m

aterial, which is m

ultilayered, waterpro

of

and robust, w

ith a natural loo

k and feel. It is dyed and bo

nded in England.

Hand m

achiningO

ur bags are machined by hand, a skill requiring years

of experience and pro

ducing a quite different eff

ect to

mass pro

duced, com

puter contro

lled machinery.

So

lid brass hardware

We use so

lid brass hardware o

r, where a silver

finish is specified, nickel plated brass, neithero

f which pit o

r rust. Mo

st of o

ur hardware is cast

in Londo

n, England.

English vegetable tanned leatherO

ur leather com

ponents are m

anufactured usingtraditio

nal clicking knives and English vegetable tanned bovine hides.

100% cotto

n webbing

We use 100%

cotton m

ilitary grade webbing, w

hich is w

oven in England to co

lours specified by us to

match

our bo

nded cotton canvas.

See o

ur website fo

r the full range of bags and accesso

ries.w

ww

.chapmanbags.co

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13

THE BO

VEY BR

IEFCA

SE

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The B

ovey is a slimline briefcase w

ith a padded technolo

gy com

partment

for tablets o

r laptops w

ith screen sizes up to 13”. Specified in a show

er pro

ofed B

ritish canvas, it features a wide o

pening zip and com

fortable

leather trimm

ed webbing hand grips.

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THE W

YE W

OR

K B

AG

See o

ur website fo

r the full range of bags and accesso

ries.w

ww

.chapmanbags.co

m

The W

ye is a generously pro

portio

ned wo

rk and travel bag also suitable fo

r o

vernight business trips. Specified in a sho

wer pro

ofed B

ritish canvas, it features a padded techno

logy po

cket and plentiful interior and exterio

r o

rganisation

THE R

IBBLE RU

CK

SAC

K

See o

ur website fo

r the full range of bags and accesso

ries.w

ww

.chapmanbags.co

m

1716

The R

ibble is a robust and detailed rucksack designed fo

r wo

rk, travel and leisure. Specified in a show

er proo

fed British canvas, it features an interio

r padded techno

logy co

mpartm

ent and a one handed m

ountaineering style

4 bar slide strap adjuster

MA

DE IN

ENG

LAN

D

Chapm

an has always been lo

cated in the Bo

rders, a wild

and form

erly lawless territo

ry stretching between the

So

lway Firth and the co

ast of N

orthum

berland. The ho

me

of the co

mpany is C

arlisle, a frontier city still protected by

the massive red sto

nes of C

arlisle Castle.

Acro

ss the length of the B

orders lies H

adrian’s Wall,

built by Rom

an Legions tw

o tho

usand years ago.A

ccording to

com

pany legend, the founder o

f theco

mpany, Jo

hn Chapm

an, lived in a house w

hose sto

nes literally jo

ined the Western end o

f Hadrian’s W

all.

Hand crafted fro

m lo

cally sourced natural m

aterials and seem

ingly timeless, the W

all’s values resonate to

day in the bags m

ade in Chapm

an’s Carlisle w

orksho

ps.

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We w

ould like to

thank Roger C

legg for the use o

f his photographs o

f Hadrian’s W

all.H

is wo

rk is available for purchase o

nline.

WWW.C

HAPMANBAGS.C

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THE TRO

UTBEC

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Dim

ensions (m

odel show

n):

poppered liner.

CLA

SSIC H

OLD

ALL

Dim

ensions (m

odel show

n):

THE RU

CK

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Dim

ensions (m

odel show

n):

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Material: B

ritish Proo

fed Canvas

Material: B

ritish Proo

fed Canvas

Material: B

ritish Proo

fed Canvas

If you would like to find out more about Chapman’s full range of bags, luggage and accessories, please see our website www.chapmanbags.com. If you would like to stock our bags, or have amanufacturing enquiry, please contact us by phone or email.

The Company shows regularly atleading international trade shows.We maintain showrooms both in London and at our Carlisle factory, where we are also delighted to receive visitors.

Chapman bags are stocked by selected retailers in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Australia.

John Chapman Limited, Eden Suite, Gallery House, Tannery Road, Harraby Green Business Park,Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2SS, UK

T. +44 (0)1228 514 514 E. enquiries@chapmanbags.com www.chapmanbags.com