Inf Visor Maker and name of Sweatband

[münster]

Hi

I just got this visor in and for some reason cannot remember the name of the synthetic leather of these type sweatbands,,,Alko,Alco??? something to that manner?? Senility!

The lining I just always refer to as oil cloth, probably wrong on that also.

Thanks
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[münster]

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[David T]

alkor maybe

[David T]

i think the top panel of the lining is called "wassertuch"....i also refered to it as oil cloth also

[münster]

alkor maybe

Bingo!

Thank you!

Yes, water cloth or oil cloth.

[BenVK]

Ersatzschweissleder was the usual term used during the period to describe such bands. It's pretty vague though and can cover lot of different substitute leather materials.

The name Alkor seems to have come from the company Alkor-Werk Karl Lissmann KG München-Solln who manufactured all kinds of plastic films and artificial leather materials. The firm is now owned by Renolit.

http://www.renolit.com/corporate/en/

Of course, Alkor-Werk were not the only manufactures of artificial leather back in the day, there were many others so it's not strictly correct to describe all ersatz leather sweatbands as "Alkor".