Leatherette Loose Stone Boxes

What a loose stone box has to do

A stone box is about protection, not display. A pad or a folded paper seat holds the stone still; nothing textured should touch a polished girdle or a soft stone.

The moment it is opened

These move between the trade rather than to a customer, so identification on the outside matters more than presentation.

The mistake we correct most often

Treating it as a display box. A stone box is about protection and identification — a textured lining against a polished girdle is the thing to avoid, not a dull exterior.

Leatherette (PU) on a loose stone box, specifically

For a stone box that will be handled by the trade, a leatherette exterior over a paper seat is the sensible build: smooth against the stone, and an exterior that survives being carried in a pocket.

What varies between versions

A folded paper seat, a plain pad, or a recessed well. Paper is the trade standard; a pad or a well suits a stone being shown to a customer.

Why leatherette (pu) for this

Leatherette is a polyurethane skin over a woven backing. It gives the grain and the weight of leather at a consistent colour, batch to batch — which matters when a jeweller is reordering a house box for years.

Putting your logo on leatherette (pu)

Leatherette is the most forgiving surface for a logo. Hot-stamp, blind deboss and metal plate all sit well on it, and a fine typeface holds its detail.

Cutting the interior in leatherette (pu)

The skin is wrapped over a rigid shell, so corners stay square and the lid closes on a defined line rather than a soft one.

Wipe with a barely damp cloth. Avoid solvent cleaners, which can lift the surface.

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