About AILC

AMERICAN INDIAN LEATHER COMPANY
THOMAS TURQUOISE TRADING COMPANY
Southwestern Indian Hand Made Coats, Jackets, Shirts,Vests, Moccasins, Western Gear, Turquoise, Jewelry, Belts, Belt Buckles, Indian Goods, Paintings, Art, Decor, Indian Drums, Dream Catchers, War Bonnets, Hats, Wallets, Purses, Leather Goods And A Whole Lot More!

About American Indian Leather Company And A Labor Of Love!

American Indian Leather Company and Thomas Turquoise Trading Company was started by Ralph Thomas and is a division of Thomas Investigative Publications, Inc.and SpyTek Wholesale Imports. It's an interesting story. Many moons ago, Ralph Thomas and his wife Barbara Thomas spent one of many vacations in New Mexico state area traveling around to various Indian Pueblos which is a hobby and fascination with them. While traveling around they had walked into a shop and purchased two coats much like the coats you see here. As Ralph And Barbara traveled around, they noticed that both Native Americans on Indian Reservations and people in general asked them about these coats, where they got them and how they could obtain one. Some people at Indian Reservations even offered to trade for the coat right off Ralph's back. When he got back to Austin, Texas, the same thing happened. No matter where Ralph and Barbara went, if they had one of these coats on, people would ask them where they got it.The problem with many of the stores that stock them is that they carry a very limited number of styles, often don't have a needed size and retail them for hundreds of dollars above what the products on this web site costs. If you know Ralph Thomas at all, you understand that his business enterprises always centers around what he loves and he fell in love with these Southwestern Indian coats. Seeing a demand for an in depth selection of these unique products at highly reasonable prices, Thomas slowly added a complete and in depth line of Southwestern Indian coats, jackets, shirts, and related products to his business simply because it's a labor of love and he finds others like him love this kind of stuff too. Today American Indian Leather company has over fifty styles of coats and jackets as well as matching vests. This extensive line has expanded into other related products such as children's western outfits, handmade western indian bags and purses, fancy shawls, handmade shirts, indian style skirts, moccasins, wallets and gloves.

All of these coats and other leather products are hand made with care and not made on a machine. Each product is a unique piece of art in and of itself. These products draw attention and are highly unusual. They simply make you feel good when you wear them and we know once you have one, you will not wear you other like clothing because you simply fall in love with these! Although 90 percent of all orders can be filled within 24/48 hours from our back stock, we do run out of some styles and sizes from time to time and they can sometimes take up to six weeks since all of these products are all hand made by expert craftsmen. Should you have any questions, please email Ralph Thomas at: RThomas007@mac.com

Many more moons before the coat business come into effect, Thomas was a jobber of Native American jewelry in the 1970's back when anything turquoise in it was a huge sales item. He developed a good wholesale business with clients who did special shows, events, and flea markets. Today, he still has a passion for Native American handmade jewelry and has a private collection of it. Over the decades, Thomas has developed the right contacts and developed an expertise few achieve when it comes to Native American art and jewelry.

AMERICAN INDIAN LEATHER COMPANY
THOMAS TURQUOISE TRADING COMPANY
A DIVISION OF THOMAS INVESTIGATIVE PUBLICATIONS, SPYTEK WHOLESALE IMPORTS,
THOMAS TURQUOISE TRADING COMPANY, UTRACK AND NAIS
9513 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas 78758 • Phone 512.719.3595 • Fax 512.719.3594
Email: RThomas007@mac.com