Handmade leather Luggage Tag | Made in the USA

Hand Made In Tennessee

This rugged, hand-crafted Luggage Tag is constructed one at a time to order from full grain vegetable tanned leather and made with precision in east Tennessee at Happy Hollow Farm. Its removeable laminate sleeve offers durability and the ability to insert your information. Remove the laminate sleeve, insert your information and re insert the sleeve. Exposed edges are finished and polished for a smooth look and feel. Using only the finest full grain American vegetable tanned leather from Wickett and Craig in Pennsylvania, this Luggage Tag is sure to keep your belongings secure and stylish.  The removable strap is closed with a Loxx closure snap.

Made to order and available in multiple colors.

Frequently Asked Questions :

How It Works

Q: How does the ID sleeve work? A: A removable laminate sleeve on the back holds a standard contact card with your name, address, and phone number. The laminate protects the card from moisture and wear. Slide it in, slide it out — no permanent writing on the leather.

Q: How does the Loxx snap closure work? A: The strap uses a Loxx snap — a German-made press closure that attaches firmly and releases cleanly with one hand. It keeps the tag securely on your bag without working loose during travel.

Q: Will it fit my luggage handle? A: Yes — the adjustable strap fits standard carry-on and checked luggage handles, bag straps, and backpack loops.

Dimensions

Q: What are the dimensions? A: The tag body is approximately 4 inches wide × 2.5 inches tall. Contact us if you need exact specs for a specific bag.

Materials & Construction

Q: What leather is used? A: Full-grain vegetable-tanned Wickett & Craig leather from Pennsylvania — tanned using traditional methods with no synthetic coatings. Hand-cut and edge-burnished at Happy Hollow Farm in East Tennessee.

Q: Will the leather develop a patina? A: Yes — the veg-tan leather naturally ages into a rich, unique patina with travel and handling, getting more beautiful over time.

Made in USA & Shipping

Q: Where is this made? A: Handmade at Happy Hollow Farm in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains, one at a time since 2019.

Q: How long until it ships? A: Made to order — current lead time 3 to 4 weeks. Free shipping to all 50 states on orders over $25.

Q: What is the return policy? A: 30-day returns on all orders.

Q: Is this a good gift? A: A practical, beautiful gift for any traveler at $37. Available in over 20 leather colors — makes bags instantly recognizable on the baggage carousel, and gets better with every trip.

Width 7 inches, Height 3.25 inches, Depth .5 inches

We build each item to the order. This allows us to include more options without increasing cost and provides the customer with several customization options. Current lead time from order placement is 3 to 4 weeks.

Over $25, Free Shipping To All 50 USA States.

High quality leather may require periodic maintenance. As the leather may become dry or dirty in normal use. We recommend a high-quality leather balm to clean and condition. There are many available to choose from. We use and recommend Smith's Leather Balm which you can find in the accessories collection on our site. Smith's Leather Balm is natural and only made from organic cocoa butter, organic beeswax and 100% Pure Sweet Almond Oil. We do not stock but do use Feibing's saddle soap for cleaning.

Watch the video above to hear how Happy Hollow Farm got its start in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee — a family leather shop built on a simple belief: the things you carry every day should be made to last a lifetime.

How It Started

Happy Hollow Farm began the way most good things do — with a love of craft and a frustration with the alternative. We were tired of leather goods that looked great in the store and fell apart within a year. So we learned to make our own, starting with the basics and working our way up to the full line of bags, wallets, and accessories we offer today.

Why We Make What We Make

Every product we make starts with full-grain, vegetable-tanned leather from Wickett & Craig — one of America's last traditional tanneries, operating in Pennsylvania since 1867. We use only #1 grade hides, vegetable-tanned over 14 days in a process that produces leather with genuine character. It scratches, it patinas, it gets better with age. That's the point.

Our hardware is solid brass or stainless steel. Our zippers are Excella YKK. We don't cut corners because the people who carry our work notice the difference — and so do we.

Made in Tennessee

Everything is handmade at our farm in East Tennessee. We're not a factory. We're a small team that takes pride in every stitch, every edge, every piece that leaves our shop. When you buy from Happy Hollow Farm, you're buying something made by hand, by people who care, in a place we love.

We offer free monogramming on most products and free shipping on orders over $25. If you ever have a question about your order or our leather, we're easy to reach — just people, no bots.

There's a version of this product that costs less. You've seen it. It looks similar in the photo, ships fast, and feels fine in your hand — for about six months. Then the stitching pulls, the finish cracks, the zipper sticks. You replace it. And the cycle starts again.

At Happy Hollow Farm, we make things differently. Not because it's trendy, but because we believe the things you carry every day deserve to be built to last.

What Quality Actually Means

Quality isn't a price point. It's a series of decisions made at every step of the process — decisions that are easy to skip when no one's watching and you're trying to hit a margin.

Here's what those decisions look like for us:

• We start with the right leather. Full-grain, vegetable-tanned hides from Wickett & Craig — one of America's last traditional tanneries. #1 grade only. No splits, no corrected grain, no shortcuts.
• We let the leather develop naturally. Vegetable tanning takes 14 days. It produces leather that breathes, ages, and develops a patina unique to the person carrying it. It costs more and takes longer than chrome tanning. We do it anyway.
• We use hardware that holds. Solid brass and stainless steel. Excella YKK zippers. The kind of hardware that outlasts the leather if you let it.
• We stitch by hand or with precision machines. Every seam is meant to hold under daily use for years, not months.
• We finish the edges. Burnished, not raw. It's a detail most people don't notice until they see a product that skipped it.

Why It Matters

A well-made leather good doesn't just last longer — it gets better. The leather softens and conforms to how you use it. The patina deepens. It becomes yours in a way that a mass-produced product never does.

We make things in East Tennessee, by hand, with materials we'd stake our name on. That's the value of quality. Not just what it costs — what it's worth.