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Scuola del Cuoio
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Scuola del Cuoio
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Scuola del Cuoio

Founded 1950
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Place ActiveFlorence, Italy
Scuola del Cuoio is a leather trade school founded after World War II with the sole purpose of giving orphans of the war an opportunity to learn a trade in order to earn a living. During his time in office, President Dwight D. Eisenhower placed an order from the school for a hand crafted leather desk set.