Removing glue from leather + jacket identification

[Novos]

Hi all,

Long time lurker 'round these parts, and have enjoyed the forum for a long time.

But I decided to post because I have a few questions.

Recently received a jacket with a glued + stitched patch on the leather. Took the patch off and there is this nasty white residue.
My question is what specific products & procedure is there for (if at all) removing this mess. I kind of need of a step-by-step here.

The jacket is also pretty musty, not too bad, but still unwearable. Any products to remove the stench, I've tried airing out in sunlight to no avail, and I'm anxious of using the lemon-peel freezer technique I use on other vintage kit. I've tried leather wax on musty leather before, and it does very little.

I also want people to weigh in on the era / where this jacket was produced. It's really a lightweight leather, maybe goat, and the main zipper (Zipp), and the pulls lead me to believe it might actually be from Germany, in the late 50s? What do you folks think? I know it's not the coolest jacket out there, but I like its vibe, and I'm into those 50-70s European (particularly German) leather designs.

Thanks!

 

[Peacoat]

Don't know that you will ever get all of that off. Anything strong enough to remove the glue will probably damage the leather. Alcohol might work. It will dry out the leather if used long enough, but that is easily remedied.

 

[Seb Lucas]

It will probably always smell most of the tips don't work all that well. Best to find another dark and unabtrusive patch to cover the mess. Stitch it on. If alcohol doesn't easily remove the stain, it's permanent.

 

[Novos]

It will probably always smell most of the tips don't work all that well. Best to find another dark and unabtrusive patch to cover the mess. Stitch it on. If alcohol doesn't easily remove the stain, it's permanent.

Thanks everyone for the info so far, do you just mean just rubbing alcohol?

 

[Peacoat]

Yes. Plain rubbing alcohol. Cobblers often use it to stretch shoes and boots.

 

[Novos]

Whelp, it looks as though I'm getting a patch sewn on, the rubbing alcohol didn't do much. Any ideas on the era of this jacket?

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Maybe try a little good old naptha, lighter fluid on that glue. Might do the trick without damaging the leather's finish. By all means be careful though.

 

[rocketeer]

Apart from the Zipp zip its a dead ringer for a 1950s Kett I have hanging in my wardrobe. Everything about it is the same looking at the pics, even the brass poppers and gold coloured lining.
As to the leather are you sure it's not napper lamb?