Method and apparatus for manufacturing coin pouch

A method for manufacturing a coin pouch from a leather assembly comprising a substantially flat, flexible leather cover laminated to a substantially flat, more rigid centerpiece, said method comprising the following steps:

• wetting said leather assembly;
• creasing said leather assembly into a creased leather assembly;
• preforming said creased leather assembly wherein said preforming is accomplished by a generally frusto-conical preforming die having male and female members which are pressed together to bring said creased leather assembly into a configuration facilitating manual manipulation of said leather assembly into a spirally closing pouch;
• forming said creased leather assembly into a foldedly raised formed leather assembly with spiral closure;
• and
• drying said formed leather assembly.

An apparatus for manufacturing a coin pouch from a leather assembly comprising a substantially flat, flexible leather cover laminated to a substantially flat, more rigid centerpiece, said apparatus comprising:

• means for wetting said leather assembly;
• means for creasing said leather assembly into a creased leather assembly;
• means for preforming said creased leather assembly wherein said means for preforming is a generally frusto-conical preforming die having male and female members which are pressed together to bring said creased leather assembly into a configuration facilitating manual manipulation of said leather assembly into a spirally closing pouch;
• means for forming said creased leather assembly into a foldedly raised formed leather assembly with spiral closure;
• and
• means for drying said formed leather assembly.